James Burr House

James Burr House is a house in City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island which is located on Benefit Street. James Burr House is situated nearby to the church Cathedral of Saint John the Episcopal, as well as near Saint Johns Episcopal Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roger Williams National Memorial and Cathedral of Saint John the Episcopal.

Roger Williams National Memorial

Park

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The Roger Williams National Memorial is a landscaped urban park located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, established by minister Roger Williams in 1636.

Cathedral of Saint John the Episcopal

Church

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The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, located at 271 North Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island was built in 1810 and was designed and built by John Holden Greene in the early Gothic Revival style, replacing a smaller wooden 1722 church on the same site.

Rhode Island School of Design

University

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The Rhode Island School of Design is a private art school in Providence, Rhode Island, 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. Rhode Island School of Design is situated 1,700 feet south of James Burr House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Hill and Providence.

College Hill

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College Hill is a district in Providence, 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.

Providence

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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 a heavily industrialized bastion of organized crime, but Providence's recent renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots as an intellectual center.