Roughly bounded by Washington, Westminister, Empire and Weybosset Sts., Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 10, 1984. NRIS 84001967.
114 contributing buildings. 4 contributing sites. 4 contributing objects.
Downtown is the central economic, political, and cultural district of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is bounded on the east by Canal Street and the Providence River, to the north by Smith Street, to the west by Interstate 95, and to the south by Henderson Street. The highway serves as a physical barrier between the city's commercial core and neighborhoods of Federal Hill, West End, and Upper South Providence. Most of the downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Downtown Providence Historic District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41375343