Van Wickle Gates

The Van Wickle Gates form the ornamental entrance to Brown University's main campus in . The gates stand at the intersection of College Street and Prospect Street at the crest of .
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhode Island School of Design and Governor Stephen Hopkins House.

University
The is a private art school in , 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. is situated 1,200 feet west of Van Wickle Gates.

Museum
The is a museum and National Historic Landmark at 15 Hopkins Street in . It was the home of Stephen Hopkins, a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. is situated 710 feet west of Van Wickle Gates.

Place of worship
is an American Unitarian Universalist congregation located at the corner of Benefit and Benevolent Streets in . is situated 530 feet southwest of Van Wickle Gates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Hill and Downtown Providence.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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
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.

Van Wickle Gates

Latitude
41.82566° or 41° 49′ 32″ north
Longitude
-71.40394° or 71° 24′ 14″ west
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
Open location code
87HCRHGW+7C
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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“Van Wickle Gates” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “凡·韦科尔门”

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