Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Wanskuck Library-Community Libraries of Providence
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| image = Wanskuck Library.jpg
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| location = Providence, Rhode Island
| coordinates = {{coord|41|51|4|N|71|26|5|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Rhode Island#USA
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| built = 1928
| architect = Clarke & Howe; Balchin Construction Co.
| architecture = Colonial Revival
| added = March 5, 1998
| mpsub = Branch Buildings of Providence Community Library MPS
| refnum = 98000217 {{NRISref|2007a}}
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The Wanskuck Library—A Community Library of Providence is an historic branch library building at 233 Veazie Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a single-story brick and stone structure, built in 1928, replacing an earlier library building which had originally housed a library established by the Wanskuck Mill Company for its employees. The building was designed by Clarke & Howe, and is an excellent local example of Colonial Revival design, with a tetrastyle entrance portico. It was the first of ten libraries built based on Howe designs.{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/providence/prov_veazie-street-233_wanskuck-branch-library.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|accessdate=2014-11-01}}
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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External links
- [http://libraryreformgroup.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/wanskuck-residents-make-impassioned-plea-for-keeping-their-library-open/ Residents fight to keep library open]
- [http://www.clpvd.org/ Community Libraries of Providence website]
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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Category:Library buildings completed in 1928
Category:Public libraries in Rhode Island
Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Category:Libraries in Providence, Rhode Island
Category:Education in Providence, Rhode Island
Category:1928 establishments in Rhode Island
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
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