Elizabeth Building

The Elizabeth Building is a historic commercial building in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. Built in 1872 for local developer Rufus Waterman, it was designed by Alfred Stone. One of the few surviving commercial buildings in the city with a cast-iron facade, it stands out for its five-story structure. The facade is five bays wide and is articulated by engaged Corinthian columns, while the stories are separated by cornices with a bracketed frieze. The outer bays have paired windows, while the middle three feature larger multi-pane windows. The building has been part of the College Hill Historic District since 1970 and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.