College Hill Historic District

Roughly bounded by Olney, Canal, S Water, Governor, Williams & Hope Sts., Providence R. & Harbor, Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 10, 1970. NRIS 70000019.

1141 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • See Also: Nightingale--Brown House

From Wikipedia:

College Hill Historic District (Providence, Rhode Island)

The College Hill Historic District is located in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District on December 30, 1970. The College Hill local historic district, established in 1960 (and expanded in 1990), partially overlaps the national landmark district. Properties within the local historic district are regulated by the city's historic district zoning ordinance, and cannot be altered without approval from the Providence Historic District Commission.

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