Governor Stephen Hopkins House

The Governor Stephen Hopkins House is a museum and National Historic Landmark at 15 Hopkins Street in . It was the home of Stephen Hopkins, a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic house in Rhode Island, United States
  • Also known as: Governor Stephen Hopkins House Museum
  • Address: 15 Hopkins Street, Providence, RI 02903

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhode Island School of Design and John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library.

University
The is a private art and design school in . 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. is situated 590 feet northwest of Governor Stephen Hopkins House.

Library
The , nicknamed "the Rock", is the primary teaching and research library for the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts at Brown University in . is situated 410 feet northeast of Governor Stephen Hopkins House.

Library
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The is an independent, member-supported subscription library in the neighborhood of . The building is open to the public, but only members can check out items from the collection.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Providence and Providence.

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Downtown includes the core of the downtown area as well as Waterplace Park, the Providence Place Mall, and Capitol Hill.

is the state capital and largest city in , as well as the third largest city in . It used to be an industrial bastion of organized crime, but 's Renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots.

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is a district in , Rhode Island. It is approximately bounded by North Main Street to the west, Williams Street to the south, Governor Street and Arlington Avenue to the east, and Olney Street to the north.

Governor Stephen Hopkins House

Latitude
41.82518° or 41° 49′ 31″ north
Longitude
-71.40648° or 71° 24′ 23″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
87HCRHGV+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4214526089
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5222401
Wiki­data ID
Q5589613
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