Alice Building

The Alice Building, originally known as the Telephone Building, stands on Union Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Built between 1892 and 1893 by the architects Stone, Carpenter & Willson, it first served as the headquarters and switching station of the Providence Telephone Company. To accommodate the company's growing operations, two additional floors were added between 1904 and 1906. After the company moved into a new building in 1917, the structure was initially rented out as office space and has since been converted into apartments. The architecture stands out for its limestone facade on the ground floor, which is articulated by Ionic and Corinthian columns. An elaborate cornice zone with grotesque ornamentation separates the lower stories from the more simply designed upper floors, which were added in 1906. A historic landmark of the city, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.