When the State House was being built in 1895, the Rhode Island Historical Society requested that a statue of Roger Williams sit atop the new capitol building, but architect Charles McKim worried ...

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island’s Independent Man statue, a fixture atop the State House dome, will be displayed inside the building for the public to visit, before it is transported for restoration ...

The statue’s marble dome had split beneath its feet and needed emergency repairs. It was taken down from the Rhode Island State House Tuesday for only the second time since it was placed stop ...

A bronze, gilded statue designed to represent freedom and sovereignty, the Independent Man was installed on the State House in 1899.

The Independent Man statue was returned to the top of the dome on the Rhode Island State House Wednesday, about a year after it was removed for refurbishment, WJAR-TV reports. The state spent more ...

After almost a year after the Independent Man was taken down, Gov. Dan McKee announced that the statue will be returning to the top of the State House.

What is the Independent Man statue on the Rhode Island State House? A bronze statue gilded in gold, the Independent Man was was designed by George Brewster, a Massachusetts sculptor who taught at ...

What is the Independent Man statue on the Rhode Island State House? A bronze statue gilded in gold, the Independent Man was was designed by George Brewster, a Massachusetts sculptor who taught at ...

The statue was removed from public viewing on Monday. Officials said the Independent Man is now being readied to be placed back up on the top of the State House dome.