March Meeting

 Help celebrate the community effort to block the demolition of 119 & 113 Water Street. 

WPS would like to recognize and thank everyone who participated in this effort and contributed to the SAVE WATER STREET legal defense fund.

 Join in the discussion about the future of these buildings and the future direction of Warren's historic district. 

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Potluck Supper - 6 pm

Meeting & Discussion - 7 pm

(beverages and dessert courtesy of WPS)

Fellowship Hall, Warren Methodist Church, Church Street 

DONATE HERE Stop the Demolition of 113 and 119 Water Street

Original proposed development

The owner of the Waterdog Kitchen and Bar, Daniel Teodoro, has filed for a permit to demolish two historic buildings abutting his property located at 125 Water Street. In place of these buildings the property owner plans to erect a modern mixed commercial and residential building. This new building is inappropriate to the prevailing scale, design and surface treatments of the predominantly 1- and 2- story buildings of the Warren Waterfront Historic District. 

The Warren Waterfront Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 (updated in 2003). The 19th century buildings at 113 and 119 Water Street are inventoried in the district documentation as "Contributing Buildings" and have the same status as individually listed buildings. 

Warren Preservation Society, the Warren Heritage Foundation, and the Massasoit Historical Association have joined forces to retain legal counsel to stop this thoughtless demolition of two buildings closely associated with the historic character of Warren's greatest asset and economic engine--the Waterfront Historic District. 

Join us in contributing to the legal fund to stop the demolition of these historic buildings and to protect the future of Water Street!

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If you prefer to mail your contribution please remit your payment to:

Warren Preservation Society, PO Box 624, Warren, RI 02885

Please make your check out to Warren Preservation Society.

Be sure to include "SAVE WATER STREET" on the Memo. Thanks! 

113 Water Street 

119 Water Street 

                                                                  

2022 Annual Fund

We hope you will help us by making a year-end contribution to our Annual Fund Campaign. Your gift will allow us to plan programs for the coming year. It also allows us to fulfill our mission to build awareness about the importance of preserving Warren’s architectural integrity and to educate the community about our town’s history. 

 

Here is a list of this year's activities:

 

·       At the Warren Walkabout the following properties were recognized with historic markers: Nathan & Rebecca Miller House, c.1789 (33 Miller Street), Henry & Rose Lessard House, c.1920 (56 King Street), Charles & Mabel Mabey House, c.1910 (42 Haile Street), Church Kelley House, c.1805 (67 Water Street), and John Emery House, and c.1876 (350 Water Street). 

·       At our March membership meeting preservation consultant Ned Connors presented Warren’s Child Street Water Works: An Irreplaceable Riverfront Landscape. Ned’s presentation emphasized the historical significance of the original pumping and filtration station buildings at the BCWA Child Street facility.

·       In June we hosted a joint presentation with Massasoit Historical Association featuring Robert Lynch and Ed Theberge. This unique discussion highlighted the early days of Warren’s preservation movement.

·       This summer we introduced a new digital exhibition entitled A Tale of Two Centuries: Mary Merchant DeWolf & Rachel Howard DeWolf. Funded with a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation (RICH), this exhibit showcases a Warren family dedicated to suffrage and community service. Please visit the exhibit at marymerchantdewolf.omeka.net.

·        This September WPS collaborated with other Warren historic groups to sponsor an information tent at the Quahoag  Festival at Burr’s Hill Park. 

·        Our latest photography exhibit celebrates Two Centuries of Warren Architectural Styles. Curated by member John Mensinger and photographed by member David Weed, the exhibit is now displayed in the lobby of Warren Town Hall. The exhibit was funded by a State Legislative Grant. 

·       WPS continues to support Warren’s unique historical and cultural groups, such as Historic Warren and the Sowams Heritage Area Project, to respond to research inquiries about Warren history from the general public, and to advocate for the preservation of Warren’s historic structures.

Thank you for supporting WPS by contributing to our Annual Fund!

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