Article by Jenny Lin


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Since its origin, the Providence Athenaeum has undergone numerous alterations and additions. Visitors are now welcomed by a carved granite Richmond Fountain, designed by Ware and Van Brunt in 1871. The interior has been remodeled, and the main staircase was installed by James Bucklin in 1868. Norman M. Isham completed an addition to the South East Corner in 1917. Architectural firm Warren Platner and Associates designed another addition on the South West side of the building in 1979; it is a three-story section set back from the façade’s plane, finished with rock-faced granite like that of the original. The Providence Athenaeum continues to accommodate its constituents and express the lofty ideals of its original architecture.
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