Turks Head
Turks Head is a bus stop in City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Turks Head is situated nearby to the shopping center Westminster Arcade, as well as near the university Rhode Island School of Design.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 770 feet northeast of Turks Head.
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.
Turk’s Head Building
Apartment building
The Turk's Head Building is a 16-story office high-rise in Providence, Rhode Island. When completed in 1913, the Turk's Head Building surpassed the 1901 Union Trust Company Building to become the tallest building in downtown.
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 is the state capital and largest city in Rhode Island, as well as the third largest city in New England. It used to be an industrial bastion of organized crime, but Providence's Renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots.
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.
Turks Head
- Type: Bus stop
- Also known as: “Turk’s Head” and “Weybosset and Post Office”
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.82448° or 41° 49′ 28″ northLongitude
-71.40971° or 71° 24′ 35″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Operator
Rhode Island Public Transit AuthorityNetwork
RIPTAOpen location code
87HCRHFR+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 201718051OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionGeoNames ID
5225324
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