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Union Trust Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°49′24″N 71°24′42″W / 41.82333°N 71.41167°W / 41.82333; -71.41167
Built	1901
Architect	Stone, Carpenter & Willson; Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Downtown Providence Historic District (ID84001967)
NRHP reference No.	73000004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1973
Designated CP	February 10, 1984

The Union Trust Company Building is a historic building at 170 Westminster Street and 62 Dorrance Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

History

It is a twelve-story steel-framed structure, faced in brick and stone. Originally four bays deep, it was expanded to seven bays in 1920. It was designed by Stone, Carpenter & Willson and built in 1901–02 to house the offices of the Union Trust Company, which occupied the first two floors and leased the remaining space. The exterior of the first two floors is treated differently than the upper floors, with a tall first floor whose windows are separated by stone pilasters, and heavily quoined corners. The second floor windows are set within round-arch openings with elaborate keystones. The upper levels are finished predominantly in brick, with marble trim; the third story receives a somewhat more elaborate treatment. The interior banking hall (on the first floor) was noted for its particularly sumptuous decoration.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

In 2016, a New York developer signed a contract for $2.5 million in state historic preservation tax credits. The developer plans to "convert the building to a mix of business and restaurant on the first two floors and rooftop, and apartment use on all other floors."

Gallery

• A plaque affixed by the Providence Preservation Society
• The building in 1906, prior to the addition of three bays.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "NRHP nomination for Union Trust Company Building" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
3. ^ Dunn, Christine (July 4, 2016). "$5.3M in tax credits OK'd for 3 R.I. renovation projects". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

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• Buildings and structures in Providence, Rhode Island
• Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
• National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
• Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island
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