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Description: Plaques on the Federal Building, Providence Rhode Island Left: Federal Building US Courthouse Originally the U.S. Courthouse Constructed 1908 Clark and Howe, architects Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 13, 1972. This property makes a significant architectural contribution the the nation's cultural heritage. Commemorated June 1975 Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States Arthur F. Sampson, Administrator of General Services Right: Abraham Lincoln On February 28, 1860, spoke in Railroad Hall located on this site. The previous night he had delivered his famous address at Cooper Union in New York. To please New England supporters and to visit his son Robert at Phillips Exeter Academy, he undertook a speaking tour, which helped his party to win Spring election in New England and contributed to his election as President in November.
Title: Plaques on the Federal Building, Providence Rhode Island
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Author: Kenneth C. Zirkel
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