Rhode Tour Run - Providence
Developed by RI Humanities staff as part of the 2024 National Humanities Conference hosted in Providence, this tour traces a 2.75 mile loop highlighting storie…
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Burnside Parklocation_fillAmidst the flurry of trains and industry that marked this area during the 19th century was a much needed bucol…
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Union Stationlocation_fillImagine this building as the central location for industry and modernity in 19th-century Providence. Picture a… -
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WaterPlace Park and Waterfirelocation_fillOne acre of water in the four-acre park here today represents a vital part of early Providence history. The wa… -
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Rhode Island State Houselocation_fillAt the crest of Smith Hill, once pastureland for a sleepy colonial town, sits a marble giant, the Rhode Island… -
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Roger Williams National Memoriallocation_fillA visionary and independent thinker, Roger Williams (c. 1603 – 1683) was warned by the Puritan authorities in … -
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First Baptist Churchlocation_fillAs the population of the East Side grew in the 18th century, residences sprang up quickly along Benefit Street… -
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Providence Art Clublocation_fillProvidence’s tightly-knit community of artists and collectors created the Providence Art Club to congregate, c… -
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A Passion for Planning and Preservationlocation_fillIt might be hard to imagine that Benefit Street hasn’t always been considered a special historic area. Many gr… -
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Rhode Island School of Design and RISD Museumlocation_fillThe Rhode Island School of Design, most commonly known by its acronym RISD, is an internationally acclaimed le… -
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A Home on the Hill for Handicraftslocation_fillIn 1904, ten women gathered together, led by former school teacher Julia Lippitt Mauran, to form a club in Pro… -
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The Providence Athenaeumlocation_fillIn the mood for a seance? If you were a member of the cultural elite in 19th-century Providence, all signs wou… -
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The Stephen Hopkins Houselocation_fillThis home of Declaration-signer Stephen Hopkins (1707 – 1785) is among the oldest still standing in Rhode Isla… -
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First Unitarian Churchlocation_fillOnly two months before Washington would burn at the hands of British troops during the War of 1812, Providence… -
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John Brown House Museumlocation_fillSuccess, ambition, and glamour dominate this block of Benefit Street. John Brown became wealthy from his famil… -
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Custom Houselocation_fillA symbol of the long history of business downtown, the Custom House was completed in 1857. Originally built as… -
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Princess Red Winglocation_fillWanting to animate the ground that had become cold over the centuries, Princess Red Wing initiated the Great S… -
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Market Square and the Market Houselocation_fillAs you stroll the streets of the East Side, pay attention to the street signs: many of the streets you pass be… -
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The Arcadelocation_fillImagine people hustling and bustling in search for the finest goods this 19th-century neighborhood had to offe… -
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Industrial Trust Buildinglocation_fillPopularly known as the “Superman Building,” because of its resemblance to the iconic Daily Planet building in … -
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Providence City Halllocation_fillThough the area around it has changed over the years, Providence City Hall remains a constant in downtown Prov… -
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Providence Biltmore Hotellocation_fillIt is said that every Rhode Islander visits the Biltmore Hotel at least once. Opened in June of 1922, the Bilt…
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