# Westminster Arcade

Providence, RI · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-fb765d3238` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ri/providence-westminster-arcade/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fb765d3238.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fb765d3238.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-fb765d3238

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | residential and commercial mixed-use building | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2013 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Cyrus Butler | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Evan Granoff of Granoff Associates LLC | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “It closed again in 2008 for renovations.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Arcade
- **original_developer**: “The Arcade was developed as a commercial business venture by Cyrus Butler.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Arcade
- **after_notes**: “most recently reopened its doors in October 2013 as a residential and commercial mixed-use building.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Arcade
- **status**: “most recently reopened its doors in October 2013 as a residential and commercial mixed-use building.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Arcade
- **strategy**: “most recently reopened its doors in October 2013 as a residential and commercial mixed-use building.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Arcade

## Timeline

- 1971: Listed on National Register of Historic Places
- 1976: Declared a National Historic Landmark
- 1980: Reopened after rehabilitation
- 2008: Closed for renovations
- 2013: Reopened as mixed-use micro-loft space

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Westminster Arcade is a historic shopping center at 130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island erected in 1828. It is notable as the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States and has been lauded as a 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. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Arcade

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Arcade

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Westminster Arcade, Providence, RI." Record m-fb765d3238, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ri/providence-westminster-arcade/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_providencewestminsterarcade,
  title = {Westminster Arcade, Providence, RI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ri/providence-westminster-arcade/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-fb765d3238, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.