RISD Buildings and Open Spaces

The collection contains images of the campus and the local Providence neighborhood as well as the Tillinghast Farm in Barrington, RI. The images include exterior and interior views, construction models and illustrations, and streetscapes. The collection documents the work of architects Joseph Brown, William T. Aldrich, Richard Upjohn, Howard Hoppin, James C. Bucklin, and Thomas Alexander Teft. The oldest building is Market House, designed by Brown in 1773. The collection was digitized and described by Kate MacBain, a Simmons College School of Library and Information Science intern during the 2012 spring semester.
This collection is part of RISD Archives, hosted by Rhode Island School of Design.

Items in this collection

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; renovated 1983; main façade (prospect Street), taken from east

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; renovated 1983; southeast corner of building

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; renovated 1983; looking southwest from corner of Meeting Street and Prospect Street

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; renovated 1983; from southeast corner Woods garden, looking northwest

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Woods-Gerry Mansion

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; west-facing main entrance, post-renovation (1983)

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; exterior of rear of house (west-facing)

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; view from rear porch, looking west

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; view of grounds

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; from west side of Woods garden looking E toward house

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; view from grounds in front of veranda looking west

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Woods-Gerry Grounds

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 62 Prospect Street, Providence; archway at east end of building

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 28 Meeting Street, Providence; description accompanying image: "Photo of dilapidated What Cheer Studio with Architect's rendering of what the restored building would look like (below)."

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 28 Meeting Street, Providence; north-facing side of building pre-renovation, view from South Court Street

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 28 Meeting Street, Providence; southeast corner of building after renovation, taken from corner of Meeting Street and Benefit Street

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 28 Meeting Street, Providence; southeast corner of building after renovation, taken from corner of Meeting Street and Benefit Street

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

What Cheer Garage (Studio)

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 28 Meeting Street, Providence; front façade (east-facing) on Benefit Street

Waterman Building

Waterman Building

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 13 Waterman Street, Providence; west side of building from North Main Street

Waterman Building

Waterman Building

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 13 Waterman Street, Providence; interior gallery

Waterman Building

Waterman Building

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 13 Waterman Street, Providence; interior gallery

Waterman Building

Waterman Building

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 13 Waterman Street, Providence; view of northwest corner from North Main Street

Waterman Building

Waterman Building

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 13 Waterman Street, Providence; view of north entrance from Waterman Street

Waterman Building

Waterman Building

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 13 Waterman Street, Providence; detail of lamppost at north entrance

Waterman Building

Waterman Building

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 13 Waterman Street, Providence; view of north-facing façade

Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 231 Nyatt Road, Barrington, RI; view from driveway, looking south

Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 231 Nyatt Road, Barrington, RI; view from meadow

Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 231 Nyatt Road, Barrington, RI; barn and small house at Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 231 Nyatt Road, Barrington, RI; garage at Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 231 Nyatt Road, Barrington, RI; large house at Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 231 Nyatt Road, Barrington, RI; large house at Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Tillinghast Farm

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 231 Nyatt Road, Barrington, RI; small house at Tillinghast Farm