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Available Rooms

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Rhode Island Room
The most public and single largest of all the Foundation's meeting spaces, the Rhode Island Room is a good-size rotunda with wonderful bay windows facing the State Capitol. It comes with seating for 85 (lecture style), the legal occupancy for the room. (The room features a floor-to-ceiling glass wall that provides privacy but light, quiet but an appearance of activity, and separates the room from the Foundation's concierge area.)

Two six-foot folding tables are available in this room for food, beverages, displays, etc. If there is a need for additional tables or equipment, rental arrangements must be made with the Facilities Coordinator, or through a rental company. All delivery and pick-up times must be scheduled with the Facilities Coordinator prior to scheduling.

Using tables will, of course, reduce the optimum occupancies considerably. Additionally, consideration must be given to the function's configuration, use of displays and equipment. Please contact the Facilities Coordinator for details and advice.

 
Optimum Occupancy
(Standing)
Available for Daily Use
Available for Evening Use at For-Profit Rates
Rhode Island
Room
85
Yes
Yes


The Gallery Kitchen is available for catering use. See Costs in right column, above.

View a photograph of the Rhode Island Room.

 

Gallery

Two tables are available in this room for food, beverages, displays, etc. If there is a need for additional tables or equipment, rental arrangements must be made with the Facilities Coordinator, or through a rental company. All delivery and pick-up times must be scheduled with the Facilities Coordinator prior to scheduling.

Using tables will, of course, reduce the optimum occupancies considerably. Additionally, consideration must be given to the function's configuration, use of displays and equipment. Please contact the Facilities Coordinator for details and advice.

 
Optimum Occupancy
(Standing)
Available for Daily Use
Available for Evening Use at For-Profit Rates
Gallery
60
Yes
Yes

 

Bristol Room
A small, private room, the Bristol Room is suitable for pre-meetings, executive committee meetings, and other small group sessions.

 
Optimum Occupancy
(Table Seating)
Available for Daily Use
Available for Evening Use at For-Profit Rates
Bristol Room
8
Yes
No



2ND FLOOR

Use of the upstairs, because it is in the midst of the Foundation's administrative offices, is subject to certain additional restrictions. See especially "Noise Levels" and "Restricted Areas" under "Restrictions".

 

Tempus Room
One of the most glorious rooms in the Foundation, this long, narrow room offers a standard configuration of sectional tables/chairs for up to 24 people. It features the internal clock works of the original train station, with a bay window view of Providence's downtown ice skating rink. Variable table/seating arrangements will be considered within feasible limits.

 
Optimum Occupancy
(Table Seating)
Available for Daily Use
Available for Evening Use at For-Profit Rates
Tempus Room
24
Yes
Yes


View a photograph of the Tempus Room.

 
 

Goddard Room
Another large and versatile meeting space that can double as both a meeting room and a function space, the Robert H.I. Goddard Room is named for the late philanthropist who served on the Board for 33 years, and as its Chairman for 20. The room has a very large stationary meeting table, and also an outdoor balcony which can be used in appropriate weather.

 
Optimum Occupancy
(Table Seating)
Available for Daily Use
Available for Evening Use at For-Profit Rates
Goddard Room
26
Yes
Yes


If using one table end for projection equipment or presenter, capacity at table is 24. Additional perimeter seating (up to 14 chairs) is also available.

View a photograph of the Goddard Room.

 
 

Providence Room
The third in a triumvirate of elegant meeting spaces on the Foundation's second floor, the Providence Room is a private room of roughly square proportions offering an open rectangular configuration of sectional tables/chairs. A separate doorway off the hallway provides more privacy, although a smaller space, than either the Tempus or Goddard Rooms.

 
Optimum Occupancy
(Table Seating)
Available for Daily Use
Available for Evening Use at For-Profit Rates
Providence Room
16
Yes
Yes


View a photograph of the Providence Room.

 
 

Reception Area
The Tempus, Goddard and Providence Rooms are connected by a large reception area with movable seating. Evening functions in particular can take advantage of one, two, or all three rooms and the reception area, enabling a comfortable standing occupancy of 150 people depending on the function's configuration, use of displays and equipment.

Note: For large gatherings requiring removal of the Goddard Room chairs, the Providence Room is used to store them, eliminating its availability.

View a photograph of the Reception Area.

The Tempus Kitchen is available for catering use. See Costs.
 



 
  
         
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