Description: VINTAGE ANTIQUE POSTCARD Providence Rhode Island~Turk's Head Building~Westminster Street by night~RI Published by: Berger Bros. - made in USA Postmarked: The Turk's Head Building is a 16-story office high-rise in Providence, Rhode Island. Completed in 1913, the building is one of the oldest skyscrapers in Providence. Standing 215 ft (66 m) tall, it is currently the 11th-tallest building in Providence. When completed in 1913, the Turk's Head Building surpassed the 1901 Union Trust Company Building to become the tallest building in downtown. The building retained that title until 1922, when the Providence Biltmore was completed. The building is designed in a V-shape, similar to Daniel Burnham's Flatiron Building in New York City. The skyscraper's peculiar name dates back to the early nineteenth century, when shopkeeper Jacob Whitman mounted a ship's figurehead above his store. The figurehead, which came from the ship Sultan, depicted the head of an Ottoman warrior. Whitman's store was called "At the sign of the Turk's Head." The figurehead was lost in a storm, and today a stone replica is found on the building's 3rd floor façade. The building was featured in one of the scenes from the Disney movie Underdog. Check out my other items! If you buy more than one item, ask me for REDUCED SHIPPING for multiple items going to the same address in one combined package. To get a discount, wait to pay until I have sent you a combined invoice.
Price: 0.5 USD
Location: Landing, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-01T05:32:11.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Theme: Architecture, US States, Cities & Towns
Region: Rhode Island
Country: United States
City: Providence
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
