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University Hall

University Hall, Brown University is the first and oldest building on the campus of Brown University in Providence, . Built in 1770, the building is one of only seven extant college buildings built prior to the American Revolution.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: Administrative building at Brown University
  • Also known as: “College Edifice”, “The College Edifice”, and “University Hall, Brown University”
  • Address: 1 Prospect Street, 02912
Photo: Michael Condouris, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library and Rhode Island School of Design.

Library
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The , nicknamed "the Rock", is the primary teaching and research library for the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts at Brown University in . is situated 390 feet southwest of University Hall.

University
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The is a private art and design school in . 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. is situated 1,200 feet west of University Hall.

Library
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The is the second oldest library on the campus of Brown University in , United States. It is located on Prospect Street opposite the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Hill and Downtown Providence.

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is a district in , Rhode Island. It is approximately bounded by North Main Street to the west, Williams Street to the south, Governor Street and Arlington Avenue to the east, and Olney Street to the north.

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

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district on the east side of . It includes all of Stimson Avenue and Diman Place, as well as adjacent properties on Angell Street on the south and Hope Street on the west, forming a relatively compact rectangular area.

University Hall

Latitude
41.82615° or 41° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
-71.40385° or 71° 24′ 14″ west
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Levels
4
Open location code
87HCRHGW+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166668947
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
5225360
Wiki­data ID
Q7894710
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Macedonian—“University Hall” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大学楼”
  • Macedonian: “Универзитетска палата (Браунов универзитет)”
  • Macedonian: “Универзитетска палата”

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