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John Carter Brown Library

The John Carter Brown Library is an independently funded research library of history and the humanities on the campus of Brown University in .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Tuesday: 8:30 AM—7:00 PM
    Wednesday: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Thursday: 8:30 AM—7:00 PM
    Friday: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM—noon
    Sunday: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: research library in Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  • Also known as: “JCB” and “JCBL”
  • Address: 94 George Street, Providence, RI 02912

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Library
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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 740 feet west of John Carter Brown Library.

University
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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 1,600 feet west of John Carter Brown Library.

Church
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S. Stephen's Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 114 George Street in the neighborhood of . It is in the Brown University campus and is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Hill and Stimson Avenue Historic District.

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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.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district on the east side of . It includes all of Stimson Avenue and Diman Place, as well as adjacent properties on Angell Street on the south and Hope Street on the west, forming a relatively compact rectangular area.

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

John Carter Brown Library

Latitude
41.82559° or 41° 49′ 32″ north
Longitude
-71.40244° or 71° 24′ 9″ west
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Levels
1
Operator
Brown University
Named after
John Carter Brown
Open location code
87HCRHGX+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166668948
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
5222904
Wiki­data ID
Q6225372
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“John Carter Brown Library” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca John Carter Brown”
  • Chinese: “约翰·卡特·布朗图书馆”
  • French: “John Carter Brown Library”
  • Greek: “Bιβλιοθήκη Τζον Κάρτερ Μπράουν”
  • Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη Τζον Κάρτερ Μπράουν”
  • Haitian: “John Carter Brown Library”
  • Japanese: “J・C・ブラウン図書館”
  • Japanese: “JCB”
  • Japanese: “JCBL”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・カーター・ブラウン図書館”
  • Japanese: “ブラウン大学附属J・C・ブラウン図書館”
  • Slovenian: “JCB”
  • Slovenian: “John Carter Brown Library”
  • Slovenian: “Knjižnica Johna Carterja Browna”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca John Carter Brown”

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