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Westminster Arcade
The Westminster Arcade, also known as the Providence Arcade, Arcade Providence, or The Arcade, is a historic shopping center at 130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Built in 1828, it is notable as the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States. Lauded as fine example of commercial Greek Revival architecture, it served as a shopping center for many years before falling into decline in the late 20th century. It has since been closed for renovation and rehabilitation several times, and most recently reopened its doors in October 2013 as a residential and commercial mixed-use building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.golocalprov.com/news/historic-providence-arcade-re-opens-its-doors1/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.arcadeprovidence.com/ )〕 It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
==History==
The Arcade was developed as a commercial business venture by Cyrus Butler. Although its preliminary design called for only two floors of shops, a third floor was added to the plans before construction began. The building, designed by Russell Warren and Tallman & Bucklin, called for an arcaded lane of shops, with skylights in the roof providing illumination, in emulation to similar structures then found in some European cities. Construction of the mall roughly followed the original plan, but the need for a vestibule and stairway on the Weybosset Street side of the building to provide access to the third floor necessitated some hasty alterations which were not well-constructed and required repairs in the 1940s.〔
The building served as a shopping center well into the 20th century. After falling into disrepair, it was rehabilitated by architects Irving B. Haynes & Associates and Gilbane Properties, and reopened in 1980. It closed again in 2008 for renovations, and reopened in October 2013 as a mixed-use commercial and residential "micro-loft" space.〔
The Arcade was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.〔〔 and 〕
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