A large, four-story, long, three-bay-wide, brick building set on the east side of Allens Avenue. The building is notable for its rounded roof and large, paired and tripled, rectangular, multi-light, fixed and awning sash windows which fill each bay. The first floor of the building’s facade has been covered in tile, probably dating to the 1920s or 1930s. A tall, four-story, flat-roof elevator shaft projects from the north elevation of the building. A one-story, concrete block ell with a single ... view more »
A large, four-story, long, three-bay-wide, brick building set on the east side of Allens Avenue. The building is notable for its rounded roof and large, paired and tripled, rectangular, multi-light, fixed and awning sash windows which fill each bay. The first floor of the building’s facade has been covered in tile, probably dating to the 1920s or 1930s. A tall, four-story, flat-roof elevator shaft projects from the north elevation of the building. A one-story, concrete block ell with a single vehicular entrance projects from the eastern end of the north elevation. Signage on the building included “Dunlop Tire Safety Specialists,” “BF Goodrich, ”Michelin,“ and “City Tire Co.” Attached to its south side is a two-story, flat-roof ell with large, single-light, fixed sash on its first floor. This block was added sometime after 1937. Attached to the two-story ell is a one-story, flat-roof block with rows of vehicular entrances along its south elevation. At the east end of the four-story block is a large, one-story, flat-roof, brick ell which replaced an earlier wood-frame block shown on the 1918 map. This brick ell was constructed between 1918 and 1926.
A one-story, flat-roof, concrete block garage stands to the rear of the building on a separate lot. This structure was built by the Providence Gas Company around 1915. The 1918 map identifies the structure as a Purifying House. The Imperial Warehouse Company occupied the building in the early 1920s. Historic maps note that the building was used for storage, shipping and receiving. By the late 1920s, Providence Teaming Company is identified as the building’s occupant. According to city directories, Providence Teaming was incorporated in 1921 and had offices on Dyer Street before locating to Allens Avenue. The company used the building as a site for their teaming and trucking company under its president John A. Woodward. It’s principal use was to store cargo brought to the State Pier, especially by the Fabre Steamship lines.
The building was left vacant in 1937. The City Tire Company began occupying the building around 1942. They utilized it as a site for the distribution of tires and were occupants of the building until 2001.
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