708 Hope St., Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 05, 1998. NRIS 98000215.
Part of Branch Buildings of Providence Public Library MPS (NRIS 64500547).
1 contributing building.
The Rochambeau Library— A Community Library of Providence is an historic public library building at 708 Hope Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It was originally a single-story brick structure with limestone trim, designed by Wallis E. Howe and built in 1930. It has a symmetrical main facade, with the entrance in the center, sheltered by a porch supported by fluted Corinthian columns. The flanking bays are pavilions with gable fronts. A modern two-level addition with a glass front has been made to the north side of the building.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41374586