Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building | |
Designated Other1 Name: | Roger Mandle Building |
Location: | 15 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island |
Coordinates: | 41.8253°N -71.4103°W |
Built: | 1917 |
Architect: | York & Sawyer |
Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
Added: | October 22, 1976 |
Refnum: | 76000002 |
Nrhp Type2: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Nrhp Type2: | February 10, 1984 |
Partof: | Downtown Providence Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 84001967 |
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an historic commercial building in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, designed by York & Sawyer.
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an eleven-story steel-frame building, faced mostly in limestone, with marble at the lowest level. It was designed by the New York City firm of York & Sawyer and built in 1917–1919. The Rhode Island Hospital Trust was a banking institution founded in 1867 to manage the financial affairs of Rhode Island Hospital, founded in 1863.[1] Over time it grew to become a significant local commercial bank, and was acquired by Bank of Boston in 1985.
In 2005, the Rhode Island School of Design purchased the building for $47 Million.[2] The building, rechristened the Roger Mandle Building after a former president of the University, houses RISD's Fleet Library, Portfolio Cafe, and several floors of dormitory space.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.