Moshassuck
Moshassuck is a cape in Providence County, Rhode Island. Moshassuck is situated nearby to the neighborhood Stimson Avenue Historic District, as well as near Blackstone.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ladd Observatory and Doyle Avenue Historic District.
Ladd Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Ladd Observatory, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ladd Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Dedicated in 1891, it was primarily designed for student instruction and research.
Doyle Avenue Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Doyle Avenue Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. It extends along Doyle Avenue from North Main Street in the west to Proctor Place.
Rhode Island School of Design
University
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Stimson Avenue Historic District and College Hill.
Stimson Avenue Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stimson Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district on the east side of Providence, Rhode Island. 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.
College Hill
Blackstone
Neighborhood
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackstone is a predominantly residential neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island. It is in the northeast corner of the city and is bounded to the south and west by Lloyd Avenue and Hope Street respectively.
Moshassuck
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “East Side” and “Neck”
- Category: landform
- Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.83788° or 41° 50′ 16″ northLongitude
-71.397° or 71° 23′ 49″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
87HCRJQ3+55GeoNames ID
5223441
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