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The Hope–Power–Cooke Streets Historic District is a residential historic district on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island.Located east of Brown University, the area is compact area developed in the mid-to-late 19th century as a residential district, with a cross-section of architectural styles from the early 19th to the early 20th century.
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, [ 7 ] founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful ...
Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island. / 41.82; -71.41. Downtown is the central economic, political, and cultural district of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is bounded on the east by Canal Street and the Providence River, to the north by Smith Street, to the west by Interstate 95, and to the south by Henderson Street.
College Hill is a historic neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, and one of six neighborhoods comprising the city's East Side. It is roughly bounded by South and North Main Street to the west, Power Street to the south, Governor Street and Arlington Avenue to the east and Olney Street to the north. The neighborhood's primary commercial area ...
Map of Providence neighborhoods. The city of Providence, Rhode Island has 25 official neighborhoods. [ 1] Blackstone. Charles. College Hill. Downtown. Elmhurst. Elmwood.
Kennedy Plaza. / 41.82494; -71.41161. Kennedy Plaza, formerly Exchange Place, Exchange Terrace, or City Hall Park, is a rectangular public square that occupies a central portion of Downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Since the mid 19th century, the plaza has served as a civic and transportation hub.
There are 433 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Providence County, including 15 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Providence is the location of 169 these properties and districts, including 12 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here. Properties and districts located in the county's other municipalities ...
Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.It lies immediately west of the city's Downtown, across Interstate 95.Since the late 19th century, Federal Hill has been an enclave of Providence's Italian American community; today the neighborhood is known as Providence's Little Italy and is noted for its abundance of Italian restaurants, markets, and cultural establishments.