Shakespeare Hall
Shakespeare Hall is an historic commercial building at 128 Dorrance Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It is a six-story masonry structure, originally built as a three-story Greek Revival structure in 1838 to a design by Tallman & Bucklin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhode Island School of Design and Westminster Arcade.
Rhode Island School of Design
University
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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. Rhode Island School of Design is situated 1,400 feet north of Shakespeare Hall.
Westminster Arcade
Shopping center
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The Westminster Arcade is a historic shopping center at 130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island erected in 1828. Westminster Arcade is situated 590 feet northwest of Shakespeare Hall.
Providence Performing Arts Center
Theater building
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The Providence Performing Arts Center, formerly Loew's State Theatre and Palace Concert Theater, is a multi-use not-for-profit theater located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Providence Performing Arts Center is situated 820 feet southwest of Shakespeare Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Providence and 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
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.
Shakespeare Hall
- Type: Office building
- Also known as: “John Carter House” and “Shakespeare’s Head”
- Categories: commercial building, building, historic site, historic building, and office
- Location: City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.82247° or 41° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
-71.4096° or 71° 24′ 35″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Levels
5Open location code
87HCRHCR+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 141535788OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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