PPS Calls on Brown to Halt Demolition of 4 Historic Houses — Brown Has Demolished 150+ Buildings
Providence Preservation Society has issued a statement calling on Brown University to “pause the RFP process and project planning to explore an adaptive reuse solution on this site, given both the irreversibility and the measurable environmental costs of demolition and new construction.
Brown is pushing forward to tear down four multi-family homes on Brook Street. Providence is in a housing crisis.
The non-profit organization cites the architectural value of the homes and says Brown’s history has been to demolish homes. The group identifies that since 1945, Brown has torn down more than 150 buildings…