Proposed commercial-apartment building for Pawtuxet Village. Courtesy ZDS Architecture.
The new apartment and commercial block planned by Anthony Albanese, Jr., along the river in the heart of Pawtuxet Village is good news. That the old Hunter s Garage and a one-time blacksmith shop will be replaced with a lively commercial venture is also an indicator of how increasingly popular that community has become. While not as far from Providence as Bristol or Newport, the village at the confluence of the Pawtuxet River and Narragansett Bay has become a destination, even a hot spot.
With its placid harbor, river falls, and collection of early houses, the neighborhood–part in Cranston and part in Warwick–is one of the gems with which the state abounds and which makes us feel lucky to call Rhode Island home. Although lacking the cachet of better-known seaside towns, Pawtuxet Village is as historic as it is picturesque.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EB