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

Roger Mandle Building (15 West)

Roger Mandle Building (15 West)

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 15 Westminster Street, Providence; view of main entrance and brick archway from south, at intersection of Westminster Street and Memorial Boulevard

Roger Mandle Building (15 West)

Roger Mandle Building (15 West)

Rhode Island School of Design

<p>site: 15 Westminster Street, Providence; interior view from north<br />2006 renovation by Office dA architects, Boston </p>

RISD Museum of Art - Radeke Memorial Garden

RISD Museum of Art - Radeke Memorial Garden

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 224 Benefit Street, Providence; courtyard and garden behind Pendleton House (in background) and Radeke (lower building on right side), looking northwest

RISD Museum of Art - Pendleton House

RISD Museum of Art - Pendleton House

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 222 Benefit Street, Providence; interior view of Porcelain Gallery in Pendleton House (houses Lucy Truman Aldrich collection of European porcelain figurines). English Room, looking west

RISD Museum of Art - Pendleton House

RISD Museum of Art - Pendleton House

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 222 Benefit Street, Providence; view of back of Pendleton House from southwest , breaking ground for expansion (Corrida Gallery & Waterman Building in background)

RISD Beach

RISD Beach

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 205 Benefit Street, Providence; detail of Daybreak Sculpture, centerpiece of RISD Beach

RISD Beach

RISD Beach

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 205 Benefit Street, Providence; from southeast corner of Angell Street

RISD Beach

RISD Beach

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 205 Benefit Street, Providence; view of lawn from northwest corner (Met building and Waterman Street in background)

Providence Athenaeum

Providence Athenaeum

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 251 Benefit Street, Providence; view from Benefit Street, looking southeast

Providence Athenaeum

Providence Athenaeum

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 251 Benefit Street, Providence; view from Benefit Street, looking northeast

President's House

President's House

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 132 Bowen Street, Providence; view of main entrance and south-facing façade from Bowen Street

President's House

President's House

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 132 Bowen Street, Providence; detail of balustrade atop main entrance

President's House

President's House

Rhode Island School of Design

site: 132 Bowen Street, Providence; south-facing façade from Bowen Street