field ' s , ▁was ▁built ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁after ▁H urr icane ▁Carol ▁flo oded ▁dow nt own . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁hall ▁of ▁the ▁Howard ▁building ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁space , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁to ▁hold ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁students . ▁It ▁measured ▁ 1 0 8 ▁feet ▁long ▁by ▁ 6 2 ▁feet ▁wide , ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁feet ▁high ▁from ▁floor ▁to ▁ce iling ; ▁it ▁was ▁ill umin ated ▁by ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁four teen ▁windows ▁by ▁day , ▁and ▁four teen ▁ch and el iers ▁by ▁night . ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁Sch ol field ' s ▁school ▁turned ▁out ▁business ▁leaders , ▁architect s , ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁mayor ▁of ▁Prov idence . ▁Notable ▁people ▁who ▁studied ▁at ▁Sch ol field ' s ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Henry ▁F let cher ▁( may or ) ▁( 1 8 5 9 – 1 9 5 3 ), ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Prov idence ▁ 1 9 0 9 - 1 9 1 3 ▁ ▁William ▁R . ▁Walker ▁( arch itect ) ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 9 0 5 ), ▁architect ▁ ▁Albert ▁H . ▁H umes ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 4 7 ), ▁architect ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Sch ol field ' s ▁catalog ue ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁ ▁Element ary ▁and ▁Pract ical ▁Tre at ise ▁on ▁Book - keep ing