What is the history of the Mandle Building at 15 Westminster, Fleet Library at RISD?
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building was built in 1917 by the architectural firm, York & Sawyer. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 - Building - #76000002.
The adaptive re-use of the building was headed by Boston-based, Office da. To view a Flash presentation on RISD Library, follow links on Office da's site: Projects> Institutional> RISD Library.
Other Sources of information:
Fleet Library at RISD
Articles about Fleet Library
Short biographical sketches of Edward Palmer York and Philip Sawyer are available from Marquis Who's Who on the Web listed on RISD Online Resources.
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