Museum of Work and Culture
The Museum of Work and Culture is a museum in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, that features exhibits focusing on the city's textile manufacturing heritage. The museum is operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society and located at 42 South Main Street in Market Square in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum in Rhode Island, United States
- Address: 42 South Main Street, Woonsocket, 02895
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Woonsocket City Hall and Woonsocket District Courthouse.
Woonsocket City Hall
Town hall
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The Woonsocket City Hall, is located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Edward Harris, a leading Woonsocket industrialist, constructed the earliest part of the building in 1856, and it was known as the Harris Block, with stores on the first floor, and an auditorium hall seating 1,100 on the third floor. Woonsocket City Hall is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Museum of Work and Culture.
Woonsocket District Courthouse
Courthouse
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The former Woonsocket District Courthouse is a historic court building on 24 Front Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Woonsocket District Courthouse is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Museum of Work and Culture.
North End Historic District
Historic site
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The North End Historic District is a historic district in Woonsocket, Rhode Island encompassing an affluent residential area developed predominantly between about 1880 and 1930. North End Historic District is situated 3,500 feet north of Museum of Work and Culture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woonsocket and Union Village.
Woonsocket
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Woonsocket, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state.
Union Village
Village
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Union Village or "Bank Village" is a village and historic district located in North Smithfield and Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States on Rhode Island Route 146A.
Waterford
Neighborhood
Waterford is a village located on and around St. Paul Street in North Smithfield, Rhode Island and Blackstone, Massachusetts. The Blackstone River and Branch River converge just south of the village.
Museum of Work and Culture
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.9993° or 41° 59′ 58″ northLongitude
-71.51614° or 71° 30′ 58″ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
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