Providence Childrens Museum

Providence Childrens Museum is a museum in City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Providence Childrens Museum is situated nearby to the neighborhood Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District, as well as near Davol Square.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Davol Square and Rhode Island School of Design.

Davol Square

Square

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Davol Square is a historic area within the Jewelry District of Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the intersection of Point Street and Eddy Street. Davol Square is situated 960 feet northeast of Providence Childrens Museum.

Rhode Island School of Design

University

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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 3,600 feet north of Providence Childrens Museum.

Manchester Street Generating Station

Power station

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The Manchester Street Generating Station is a 510 MW combined cycle gas-fired power station in the Jewelry District of Providence, Rhode Island. The station's main building is located along the Providence River and defined by three 321 foot tall smoke stacks. Manchester Street Generating Station is situated 1,200 feet east of Providence Childrens Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District and Downtown Providence.

Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District

Neighborhood

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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.

Downtown Providence

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

Providence

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Providence is the state capital and largest city in Rhode Island, as well as the third largest city in New England. It used to be a heavily industrialized bastion of organized crime, but Providence's recent renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots as an intellectual center.

Providence Childrens Museum

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Providence Children’s Museum”
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.81647° or 41° 48′ 59″ north

Longitude

-71.40935° or 71° 24′ 34″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

87HCRH8R+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 425693227

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

5224156

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