Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex

United States historic place

Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates| 41°49′34″N 71°26′5″W﻿ / ﻿41.82611°N 71.43472°W﻿ / 41.82611; -71.43472
Built| 1902
Architect| Houlihan & Maguire; Dwight Seabury Company
NRHP reference No.| 05000919 [1]
Added to NRHP| August 24, 2005

The Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex is an historic industrial complex at 27 Sims Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. It consists of five one and two-story buildings, built between 1902 and 1951 for the Providence Steel and Iron Company (PS&I), whose corporate lineage begins with the Providence-based Builders Iron Foundry (BIF) in 1822. BIF purchased the land on Sims Avenue in 1902 to replace old facilities on Codding Street. PS&I was established as a subsidiary of BIF, producing both structural and ornamental steel products, and was separated from its parent by sale in 1905. PS&I continued to operate on the Sims Street property until 2003, when it was sold to Milhaus LLC for redevelopment into a non-profit industrial arts facility, The Steel Yard.[2][3] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

The Steel Yard hosts events like the annual Iron Pour, a public performance where artists cast molten metal in a theatrical display. Other community events include the Sims Ave Festival, where locals can explore industrial arts and connect with artists.[4] In 2013, the Steel Yard won the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence silver medal for its adaptive reuse of the property.[5] The Steel Yard temporarily closed in 2019 for renovations which included the installation of solar panels.[6]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island
* The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities : Rhode Tour, PSI
* The Steel Yard official website

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
3. ^ "History and Awards". The Steel Yard. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
4. ^ "Annual Iron Pour". Retrieved October 27, 2024.
5. ^ Van Siclen, Bill (October 1, 2013). "Providence's Steel Yard being honored for urban design". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
6. ^ "Steel Yard reopens following renovation". The Providence Journal. September 17, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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