Burnside Park
Burnside Park is a small park situated in Downtown Providence, Rhode Island, adjacent to Kennedy Plaza. The park is named for Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: small park in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Also known as: “Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhode Island School of Design and Westminster Arcade.
Rhode Island School of Design
University
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The Rhode Island School of Design is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the accessibility of design education to women.
Westminster Arcade
Shopping center
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The Westminster Arcade is a historic shopping center at 130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island erected in 1828.
Providence City Hall
Town hall
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Providence City Hall is the center of the municipal government in Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the southwest end of Kennedy Plaza at 25 Dorrance Street in Providence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Providence and Downtown Providence.
Providence
Providence is the state capital and largest city in Rhode Island, as well as the third largest city in New England. It used to be an industrial bastion of organized crime, but Providence's Renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots.
Downtown Providence
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Downtown Providence includes the core of the downtown area as well as Waterplace Park, the Providence Place Mall, and Capitol Hill.
Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District is a predominantly industrial historic district in Providence, Rhode Island. It covers a roughly 19-acre area in the city's Jewelry District, just south of Downtown Providence.
Burnside Park
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8255° or 41° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
-71.41195° or 71° 24′ 43″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87HCRHGQ+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 121496415OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Burnside Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Burnside Park”
- Spanish: “Parque Burnside”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as College Hill and Stimson Avenue Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bajnotti Fountain and Brandon’s Beach.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burnside Park”. Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.