Pawtuxet Village Association

The Pawtuxet Village Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community organization dedicated to preserving the structures, community, and history of the National Historic District. Pawtuxet Village is one of the first registered historic districts in the country and sits on the Pawtuxet River in both Warwick and Cranston. It is unique as one of the first settled communities in RI and contains a varied collection of homes and history of commerce on the waterfront. "From Attics to Archive", these pictures were sourced from personal collections and represent the varied aspects of life in this community from about 1870 to present.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

View of Pawtuxet Falls, Looking Toward the Rhodes Mill

Winter scene of Pawtuxet River and the Fall on the west side of Pawtuxet Bridge. Snow is covering the rocks and the river has ice. The view is looking towards the north side of the bridge and Broad Street in Cranston. Trinity Church is visible in the background

View of Pawtuxet Cove, Looking East

View of Pawtuxet Cove, Looking East

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View of Pawtuxet Cove, looking east, with Slocum's Chowder House visible to the left. Vintage boats are visible in the Cove.

View of Pawtuxet Cove, June 1939

View of Pawtuxet Cove, June 1939

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View of Pawtuxet Cove with boats and houses along Pawtuxet Neck. Image shot from the bottom of the Pawtuxet River after the bridge as it lets out into the cove looking east.

View of Pawtuxet Cove, 1885

View of Pawtuxet Cove, 1885

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View of Pawtuxet Cove looking south from Sheldon Street with a number of sailboats moored in the Cove.

View of Pawtuxet Cove

View of Pawtuxet Cove

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View of Pawtuxet Cove and Pawtuxet Neck from the Warwick side of the village. Shows boats and houses with Providence River in the background.

View of Pawtuxet Bridge, Looking South

Photograph of the western side of the Pawtuxet Bridge and Falls looking south from Cranston to Warwick. Includes buildings along Broad Street. Note on image says "Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads - Bridges Department".

View of Pawtuxet Bridge, Looking North, 1930

Street view of Broad Street at Post Road in Pawtuxet Village looking north from Warwick towards the bridge and the Cranston side of the village. Gulf Gas station is visible to the right to the image; vintage car is parked along the street

View of Pawtuxet Bridge

View of Pawtuxet Bridge

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View of Pawtuxet Bridge, looking east, with the charred remains of the Stafford and Pierce Cotton Mill in the foreground. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1875.

View of Pawtuxet Bridge

View of Pawtuxet Bridge

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Image of Pawtuxet River at the Pawtuxet Bridge looking southeast towards Warwick. Shows part of hydroelectric mechanism for Rhodes Mill along the shore; horse and buggy going over bridge; stores along Broad Street.

View of Pawtuxet Armory, 1905

View of Pawtuxet Armory, 1905

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One of the earliest extant photographs of the Armory; at the time of the photograph, the building belonged to Harmony Lodge. Photograph by General Elisha Hunt Rhodes

View of Pawtuxet Armory, 1905

View of Pawtuxet Armory, 1905

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One of the earliest extant photographs of the Armory; at the time of the photograph, the building belonged to Harmony Lodge. Photograph by General Elisha Hunt Rhodes

View of Pawtuxet Armory

View of Pawtuxet Armory

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Photograph of the exterior of the Pawtuxet Armory on Remington Street in Pawtuxet Village, Warwick.

View of Pawtuxet Armory

View of Pawtuxet Armory

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Photograph of the exterior of the Pawtuxet Armory on Remington Street in Pawtuxet Village, Warwick.

View of Houses along Stillhouse Cove

View of Houses along Stillhouse Cove

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Image of marshes along Stillhouse Cove and "Lower Road", now Narragansett Boulevard. Houses along the north end of Stillhouse Cove including retaining wall.