en Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building

	Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Roger Mandle Building
Location	15 Westminster Street,; Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°49′31″N 71°24′37″W / 41.82528°N 71.41028°W
Built	1917
Architect	York & Sawyer
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Part of	Downtown Providence Historic District (ID84001967)
NRHP reference No.	76000002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 22, 1976
Designated CP	February 10, 1984

The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an historic commercial building in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, designed by York & Sawyer.

Description

The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an eleven-story steel-frame building, faced mostly in limestone, with marble at the lowest level. It was designed by the New York City firm of York & Sawyer and built in 1917–1919. The Rhode Island Hospital Trust was a banking institution founded in 1867 to manage the financial affairs of Rhode Island Hospital, founded in 1863.^[2] Over time it grew to become a significant local commercial bank, and was acquired by Bank of Boston in 1985.

In 2005, the Rhode Island School of Design purchased the building for $47 Million.^[3] The building, rechristened the Roger Mandle Building after a former president of the University, houses RISD's Fleet Library, Portfolio Cafe, and several floors of dormitory space.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]