Sears House

Sears House is a dormitory in , , , which is located on George Street. Sears House is situated near the grassland , as well as near the community center .
  • Type: Dormitory
  • Also known as: “Sears”, “Sears Dorm”, and “Sears House: Wriston Quad”
  • Address: 113 George Street, Providence, RI 02912

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: S. Stephen’s Church and Rhode Island School of Design.

Church
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S. Stephen's Church is an historic Episcopal Anglo-Catholic church located at 114 George Street in the neighborhood of .

University
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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 1,800 feet west of Sears House.

Museum
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The borders the campus of Brown University at 52 Power Street on in . Completed in 1788, it was the first mansion to be built in Providence and is named after its first owner, John Brown, a statesman, merchant, slave trader, and early benefactor of the University. is situated 880 feet southwest of Sears House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Hill and Stimson Avenue Historic District.

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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.

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.

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

Sears House

Latitude
41.82528° or 41° 49′ 31″ north
Longitude
-71.40173° or 71° 24′ 6″ west
Established
1951
Levels
3
Open location code
87HCRHGX+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177016153
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­dormitory
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Highlights: Hughes Court and Delta Tau Fraternity.

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