Providence & Worcester Railroad Station

The Providence & Worcester Railroad Station, located at 1 Depot Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is a historic building that has been converted into offices. This station, the third to be built on this site since 1844, features a Queen Anne design with unique architectural elements. The most notable feature of the station is the light-weight curved and chamfered wooden brackets that extend the roof into a parasol shelter. The interior waiting room showcases late Victorian decorative elements such as a brick gable with a spired clock cupola. The building combines brick, carved stone, ornamental terra-cotta, and geometric patterns of greenish opalescent glass in the windows. The mix of materials and treatment adds a touch of practicality and fantasy to the station's design. A locomotive once graced the weathervane atop the building. If you have found SAH Archipedia useful, please consider supporting this valuable resource that tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities.