Turk’s Head Building

The Turk's Head Building is a 16-story office high-rise in completed in 1913. The Turk's Head Building surpassed the 1901 to become the tallest building in .
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: office in RI , United States
  • Also known as: “Turks Head Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rhode Island School of Design and Westminster Arcade.

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 810 feet northeast of Turk’s Head Building.

Shopping center
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The is a historic shopping center at 130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street in downtown , erected in 1828.

Park
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is a small park situated in , , adjacent to Kennedy Plaza. The park is named for Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Providence and Providence.

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

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is the state capital and largest city in , as well as the third largest city in . It used to be a heavily industrialized bastion of organized crime, but 's recent renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots as an intellectual center.

Neighborhood
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The is a predominantly industrial historic district in . It covers a roughly 19-acre area in the city's Jewelry District, just south of .

Turk’s Head Building

Latitude
41.82455° or 41° 49′ 28″ north
Longitude
-71.41006° or 71° 24′ 36″ west
Levels
16
Height
217 feet (66 metres)
Open location code
87HCRHFQ+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 412069370
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Wiki­data ID
Q7854993
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Turk’s Head Building” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مبنى رئيس ترك”
  • Spanish: “Turk’s Head Building”
  • Turkish: “Turk’s Head Building”

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Highlights include 50 Kennedy Plaza and Exchange Bank Building.

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