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Gregorian Elementary School (1954), the first modern school in Providence. Cull remained senior partner of the firm until his death in 1956. His partners
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Robinson, Green & Beretta with the addition of Joseph A. Beretta. In 1970 the partners incorporated the firm as The Robinson Green Beretta Corporation, or RGB Architects, which is still in business in 2024.
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Edwin Emory Cull was born
October 8, 1891 in Providence, Rhode Island, to James A. Cull, a manufacturer, and Mary Ella Cull, nee Mosher. He was educated in the Providence public schools and at the
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The Edmund J. Sullivan residence in
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The Alice H. Moran residence in
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Whipple. Robinson was a Providence native who had been educated at
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1954 – Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, 455 Wickenden St,
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The work of the partnership reflected Robinson and Green's
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