Nightingale–Brown House
The Nightingale–Brown House is a historic house at 357 Benefit Street on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island. It is home to the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University.Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage” and “Nightingale-Brown House”
- Address: 357 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Brown House and Rhode Island School of Design.
John Brown House
Museum
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The John Brown House borders the campus of Brown University at 52 Power Street on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island. Completed in 1788, it was the first mansion to be built in Providence and is named after its first owner, John Brown, a statesman, merchant, slave trader, and early benefactor of the University.
Rhode Island School of Design
University
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rhode Island School of Design is a private art school in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. 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. Rhode Island School of Design is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Nightingale–Brown House.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Library
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, nicknamed "the Rock", is the primary teaching and research library for the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Nightingale–Brown House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Providence and Fox Point.
Downtown Providence
Photo: X2o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Providence includes the core of the downtown area as well as Waterplace Park, the Providence Place Mall, and Capitol Hill.
Fox Point
Photo: Jef Nickerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fox Point is a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island. It is centered around Wickenden Street, which runs the length of the neighborhood, and is its commercial center.
Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
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.
Nightingale–Brown House
- Categories: single-family detached home, building, and residential building
- Location: City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.82248° or 41° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
-71.40296° or 71° 24′ 11″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
87HCRHCW+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 326138443OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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- French: “Nightingale–Brown House”
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