Providence ยท Downtown arts district
Hotel Providence
The seven-story Lederer Building of 1897, with a copper cornice, long home to tailors, dressmakers and milliners; now 80 rooms and 16 suites.
- Built
- 1897Downtown Providence HD inventory: 139 Mathewson St, Lederer Building (1897), M.J. Houlihan, builder.
- Style
- Commercial Style with Beaux-Arts detailing
- Architect
- M.J. Houlihan (builder)
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 96
- Area
- Downtown arts district
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The seven-story Lederer Building went up in 1897 with an elaborate two-story entrance, a projecting bay window and a heavy copper cornice. For most of its life it housed small businesses, mainly tailors, dressmakers, milliners and hairdressers. The National Register nomination singles it out as combining a plain commercial format with more elaborate Beaux-Arts detail. It now operates as Hotel Providence, with 80 guestrooms and 16 suites.
Good to know
- Address: 139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.