Rhode Island College finds new use for former state orphanage building

News release: Rhode Island College in Providence has completed renovation of the 19th-century Yellow Cottage, a remnant of a former state orphanage that is situated on the college's east campus. The transformed Yellow Cottage features space for a large classroom, two conference rooms, an office and a museum that will feature public exhibits of photos, documents and other memorabilia from the years when the cottage was the state orphanage and school.