Providence Athenaeum
Historic district in Rhode Island, United States in Providence, Rhode Island. Added to the National Register in 2018, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The College Hill Historic District is located in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District on December 30, 1970. The College Hill local historic district, established in 1960, partially overlaps the national landmark district. Properties within the local historic district are regulated by the city's historic district zoning ordinance, and cannot be altered without approval from the Providence Historic District Commission.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Roughly bounded by Olney, Canal, S Water, Governor, Williams & Hope Sts., Providence R. & Harbor, Providence, RI |
| County | Providence County |
| Listed | Aug 17, 2018 |
| Reference number | 70000019 |
| Type of place | historic district, neighborhood |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1141 buildings, 2 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
Visiting
| Address | Roughly bounded by Olney, Canal, S Water, Governor, Williams & Hope Sts., Providence R. & Harbor, Providence, RI |
| Coordinates | 41.82583, -71.40636 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Roger Williams National Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Hill Park 22 mi · West Thompson Lake Campground 27 mi · Buffumville Lake (Group Shelter) 33 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000019. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.