SHAKESPEARE'S HEAD
SHAKESPEARE'S HEAD
Built by publisher John Carter in 1772 to house the printing press of the Providence Gazette, the post office and a bookshop,as well as Carter's growing family, this is one of the oldest three-story structures in Providence. So named for the sign outside Carter's literary establishment: a carved bust of William Shakespeare.
This building was saved from demotion in the 1930's and has been carefully preserved by the Shakespeare's Head Association.