Energy data on Providence Municipal buildings by year

Potholes reported and filled by the the Department of Public works.

Potholes reported and filled by the the Department of Public works.

Potholes reported and filled by the the Department of Public works.

The reports contain a wealth of information about city finances such as independent auditor's reports, statements of revenues and expenditures, net assets, property tax levies as well as comparative statistical charts. The text is searchable by keyword. In 2014 the City Archives initiated a multi-year effort to digitize permanent records housed at the archives. Currently or soon to be available are searchable digital files containing Tax Assessor Filed Cards, house directories, financial reports, atlas maps, as well as a large collection of historical photos.

The Providence City Archives is pleased to announce the completion of a project to scan the Providence House Directories.

These directories were published between 1895 and 1935 and are an invaluable resource for those conducting house research, neighborhood demographic change, and occupancy patterns. Basic entries in the more than 20,000 pages of information are organized by street (unlike the city directories).

Individual name listings for each address in many cases indicate occupation and whether the resident is a boarder or owner of the property. Additional directory sections include information on parks, businesses, churches, clubs, theaters, cemeteries, places of amusement and basic census data.
The scanned listings allow for key word searches.