Franklin Square
Franklin Square is a park in Providence County, Rhode Island. Franklin Square is situated nearby to the neighborhood Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District, as well as near Wesleyan Avenue Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manchester Street Generating Station and Davol Square.
Manchester Street Generating Station
Power station
The Manchester Street Generating Station is a 510 MWcombined cycle gas-fired power station in the Jewelry District of Providence, Rhode Island. The station's main building is located along the Providence River and defined by three 321 foot tall smoke stacks.
Davol Square
Square
Davol Square is a historic area within the Jewelry District of Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the intersection of Point Street and Eddy Street.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District and Downtown Providence.
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.
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
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.
Franklin Square
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81462° or 41° 48′ 53″ northLongitude
-71.40666° or 71° 24′ 24″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HCRH7V+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 357264938OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Franklin Square” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Franklin Square (parke sa Estados Unidos, Rhode Island)”
- Cebuano: “Franklin Square”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wesleyan Avenue Historic District and Fox Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Franklin Square and Providence Childrens Museum.
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