Historic Preservation in Providence, RI (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for Providence, Rhode Island, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
Providence requires any new monument, memorial, or marker proposed for city property to go through a seven-member special committee for commemorative works, which reviews applications and holds a public hearing before installation.
Commemorative Monument Review in Providence
Some Restrictions§ 2-358
Commemorative work is defined as a monument, memorial, marker, and other similar permanent (intended to last for at least two (2) years) structures and installations intended to express or reflect the collective memory of an individual, group, or event and which are accepted by the city and installed or located on city property with city permission. Collective works exclude works of public art.