Brown, Moses, School

250 Lloyd Ave., Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 24, 1980. NRIS 80000088.

10 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Friends Yearly Meeting School

From Wikipedia:

Moses Brown School

Moses Brown School is an independent, Quaker, college preparatory school, currently with 774 students, located in Providence, Rhode Island,offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1784 by Moses Brown, a Quaker abolitionist, it is one of the oldest preparatory schools in the country. The school motto is Verum Honorem, "True Honor", and the school song is "In the Shadow of the Elms", a reference to the large grove of elm bushes that still surrounds the school.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41375399