Originally built in 1859 as a four-story building, this commercial block on Dorrance Street in Downtown Providence was updated in the early 20th century in its present appearance. The Case-Mead Building is brick construction and was designed in the Italianate style, notable for its round arched windows. When built, the present third and fourth stories were a double-height Infantry Hall for Rhode Island’s First Light Infantry Regiment, and hosted dances and lectures until they moved to a larger building on South Main Street in the 1870s. The building was renovated in 1906 in the Renaissance Revival style, with a full floor created from the former two-story meeting hall and the primary facades clad with stucco and new trim added. The building recently housed offices, but was renovated in 2017 into housing, creating 44 apartments with funding from State Historic Tax Credits, Rebuild Rhode Island Tax Credits, and private funding.
