Inductee Details
< BackBeatrice O. "Happy" Chace
~ Inducted 1999A historic preservationist, Beatrice Chace was instrumental in preventing Colonial homes on College Hill's Benefit Street from being torn down. A a descendant of an old Rhode Island family, she used her personal weath and knowledge of real estate to transform College Hill (Providence). Beginning in 1955 with a single house on the corner of Thayer and Transit streets, Chace turned her passion into a business. In 1956, she founded Burnside Company to buy and restore houses on or near the northern end of Benefit Street. The project was so successful that soon the company had aquired a city block of about 20 houses.
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