House of Providence
The House of Providence, also known as The Academy, is a former orphanage and school located in Vancouver, Washington. It was built c. 1873 by Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: commonly known as the Academy building or Academy Building
- Also known as: “Providence Academy”
- Address: 400 East Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98660
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vancouver Community Library and Kiggins Theatre.
Vancouver Community Library
Library
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The Vancouver Community Library is a library in Vancouver, Washington, in the United States. Part of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, the 83,000-square-foot library is the second largest in the Portland metropolitan area, second to the Central Library in Portland, Oregon. Vancouver Community Library is situated 390 feet southwest of House of Providence.
Kiggins Theatre
Movie theater
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The Kiggins Theatre is an historic, single-screen movie theater in Vancouver, Washington. Named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins, it opened in 1936. It is located at 1011 Main Street in downtown Vancouver. Kiggins Theatre is situated 780 feet west of House of Providence.
City Centre Stadium 12
Movie theater
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City Centre Stadium 12 is a movie theater, which is situated 860 feet south of House of Providence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vancouver and Officers Row.
Vancouver
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Vancouver is a city in southwest Washington State, immediately north of the border with Oregon. The city was established around Fort Vancouver, a fur trading outpost dating back to 1824, making this one of the oldest continuously-inhabited European communities in the Pacific Northwest.
Officers Row
Locality
Officers Row, a part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Historic District, is a congregation of 21 of the former homes of U.S. military officers stationed at the Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington.
Hayden Island
Suburb
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Hayden Island is an island in the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The wide main channel of the Columbia passes north of the island.
House of Providence
- Category: school
- Location: Clark County, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.62947° or 45° 37′ 46″ northLongitude
-122.66824° or 122° 40′ 6″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Levels
3Open location code
84QVJ8HJ+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 368089830OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
5807490Wikidata ID
Q5915272
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“House of Providence” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بيت بروفيدنس”
- French: “House of Providence”
- Spanish: “Casa de la Providencia (Vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Casa de la Providencia”
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