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Coordinates: 41°49′34″N 71°26′5″W / 41.82611°N 71.43472°W / 41.82611; -71.43472
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Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex
Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex is located in Rhode Island
Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex
Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex is located in the United States
Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′34″N 71°26′5″W / 41.82611°N 71.43472°W / 41.82611; -71.43472
Built1902
ArchitectHoulihan & Maguire; Dwight Seabury Company
NRHP reference No.05000919 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 2005

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]

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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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Providence Steel and Iron Company Complex" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  3. ^ "History and Awards". The Steel Yard. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ "Annual Iron Pour". Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  5. ^ Van Siclen, Bill (October 1, 2013). "Providence's Steel Yard being honored for urban design". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Steel Yard reopens following renovation". The Providence Journal. September 17, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2024.


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