Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Providence, United States

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 0 m
Descend 0 m

Explore Providence in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in ProvidenceIndividual Sights in Providence

Sight 1: Cathedral of Saint John the Episcopal

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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. A chapel by Richard Upjohn was added in 1856, and the south transept by Clifton A. Hall in 1866. The interior was remodeled by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in the Baroque style in 1905, and further changes were made in 1967. The Diocesan Offices next door was designed by Milman & Sturges in 1967, and changes were made to it in 1972. The church was made a seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island in 1929.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of St. John (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN)

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Roger Williams National Monument

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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. The national memorial commemorates the life of Williams, who co-founded the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and championed religious freedom. The park is bounded by North Main, Canal, and Smith Streets, and Park Row.

Wikipedia: Roger Williams National Memorial (EN)

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Old State House

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Old State House

The Old State House on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, also known as Providence Sixth District Court House, Providence Colony House, Providence County House, and Rhode Island State House is located on 150 Benefit Street, with the front facade facing North Main Street. It is a brick Georgian-style building largely completed in 1762. It was used as the meeting place for the colonial and state legislatures for 149 years.

Wikipedia: Old State House (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN), Website

84 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: State Arsenal

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The State Arsenal, originally the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery Arsenal, and commonly called the Benefit Street Arsenal is a historic armory building located at 176 Benefit Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1839, was designed by Russell Warren in the Gothic Revival style, and was built by Tallman & Bucklin.

Wikipedia: State Arsenal (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN)

588 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Lindemann Performing Arts Center

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The Lindemann Performing Arts Center is a performing and visual arts facility at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The building is located at 144 Angell Street on Brown's main campus in the city's College Hill neighborhood, and opened in October 2023. The Lindemann and adjacent Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts are both utilized by the Brown Arts Institute and comprise part of the university's Ronald O. Perelman Arts District. The Arts Center is named for benefactor Frayda Lindemann and her husband George Lindemann.

Wikipedia: Lindemann Performing Arts Center (EN), Website

1428 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 6: Ladd Observatory

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Ladd Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1891 it was primarily designed for student instruction and also research. The facility operated a regional timekeeping service. It was responsible for the care and calibration of clocks on campus including one at Carrie Tower and another that rang the class bell at University Hall. Meteorological observations were made there from the time the building opened using recording weather instruments.

Wikipedia: Ladd Observatory (EN)

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