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]
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′34″N 71°26′5″W / 41.82611°N 71.43472°W |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Houlihan & Maguire; Dwight Seabury Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000919 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 2005 |
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]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ^ "History and Awards". The Steel Yard. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Annual Iron Pour". Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ Van Siclen, Bill (October 1, 2013). "Providence's Steel Yard being honored for urban design". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Steel Yard reopens following renovation". The Providence Journal. September 17, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2024.