March Membership Meeting and Historic Marker Presentation

The Spring 2015 House Marker Presentation
 

The WPS March Membership meeting was held on Thursday, March 26th, 2015 at Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church, Church St.

WPS historian and researcher Doug Hinman presented house markers to the following historic Warren properties:

 

Luther Baker House, 1799                      

Josiah Munro House, 1795 

Warren & Barrington Gazette, 1913                         

Patrick Barrett House, c. 1857                    

Alfred Cornell House, c. 1846                    

Israel & Benj. Cole Jr. House, c. 1750 

 

 

Many WPS members attended this event.  As always, thank you for your support and participation!

 

2014 Historic Marker Presentation

Our Fall General Meeting and Potluck was held on Thursday, September 18th at the Methodist Church on State Street.  The evening included the annual WPS House Marker Award Ceremony.   Board member Doug Hinman, WPS researcher, historian, presented house markers to several historic properties, including the Warren Artillery Armory and the Narragansett Steam Engine Company. Doug also shared a summary of the history of each property with the membership.

 Many thanks to the members and guests that attended the meeting, as well as to Doug for his hard work completing the research on these properties.  The House Marker Presentation Ceremony is a yearly event for WPS and Doug plans to research other  properties for an additional presentation ceremony at our March general meeting. 





Warren Artillery Armory, 1842

Narragansett Steam Engine Co., 1846

Bliss House, 1788

Nellie Easterbrook House, 1757





Clarence &Marie Seymour House, 1880

Jeremiah Rogers House, 1792

2013 Historic Marker Presentation

Recipients of Historic Markers 2013 -  Historic Marker recipients and WPS Researcher Doug Hinman and new WPS Vice President & assistant researcher Steve Thompson holding the plaque for 14 Park St as the owners were unable to attend.

The Warren Preservation Society presented Historic Markers for five properties in town last Thursday.

• 65 Church St.  "James W. Burke House" c. 1907
• 74 Main St. "Warren Mfg. Tenement" c. 1907
• 14 Park St. "Warren Mfg. Tenement" c. 1898
• 50 Wheaton St. "John J. Bickner Cooperage" c. 1830
• 46 Washingston St. "Simeon Peck House" c.1768

Pancake Breakfast Photos

Photos from the Pancake Breakfast are posted on our WPS Flickr page check them out!  Thank you to everyone who participated!

Pancake Breakfast October 13, 2012

The Warren Preservation Society is hosting a Pancake Breakfast in Stingy Alley (between Church and Baker Streets) on Saturday, October 13 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM.  Pancakes, sausage and fruit, coffee and juice will be served, weather permitting, in Stingy Alley by members of the Society.  In case of inclement weather, breakfast will be served in the Methodist Church on Church Street.  The cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children under 10.

The enhancement of Stingy Alley has been a project of the Warren Preservation Society since 2009.  To date, old asphalt has been removed and replaced with crushed blue stone.   Landscaping has been improved and the bordering fence painted.  And in time for the Breakfast, new granite post markers have been installed at either end of the alley.

What is now known as Stingy Alley was set off from the southern boundary of the Methodist Church property when the church expanded its land holdings south to State Street in 1846 when the current church structure was erected. By legend, it acquired its name as a place for townspeople to congregate to hear the Sunday sermons who were not able to afford the cost of a pew seat inside the church itself. In 1850s the Church deeded the land to the town as a legal alleyway, and has remained a convenient walking link between Baker and State Streets veer since.

Advanced reservations are not needed.  Admission will be collected at the door on the morning of the event.  

Spring General Meeting - Bonnie Warren Lecture

The Warren Preservation Society is pleased to welcome Elizabeth ("Bonnie") Warren as the speaker at our Spring general meeting which will take place on Thursday, March 15th, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church, Church Street, Warren, RI. 

In her presentation  "Has Main Street Gone To The Dogs? "A 40 Year Review on the Transformation of Main Street, Ms. Warren will use historic and contemporary images to illustrate the transformation of Main Street and the building of Warren's truly remarkable public buildings. 

She will trace pioneer restoration efforts along and beyond Main Street; the impact of National Register listing and use of state grants, federal and state tax incentives for historic preservation; the courageous battles to stop demolition along Main Street; and the exciting effort to bring together community interests to chart the future of the Warren waterfront.

Ms. Warren holds a B. A. in Architectural Sciences from Radcliffe College/Harvard University and a certificate in Historic Preservation Planning from Cornell University. She has worked as a city planner for both the cities of Providence and Pawtucket and The Research and Design Institute (REDE).  She helped initiate the Historic Preservation Program at Roger Williams University and is a founder of The Friends of Linden Place and more recently The Friends of Haines Park. In 2000 she retired from the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission.  She continues to volunteer for East Bay historical groups with a recent focus on the renewal of Mount Hope Farm in Bristol.  

The Warren Preservation Society meeting will begin at 6:00 pm with a potluck supper for members and guests.

The General Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Ms. Warren's presentation will begin at 7 p.m. and will continue for approximately 45-60 minutes. The presentation is open to the public.