National Register of Historic Places

Butler Hospital

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
October 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000041

About this property

Butler Hospital is a private, non-profit, psychiatric and substance abuse hospital for adolescents, adults, and seniors, located at 345 Blackstone Boulevard in Providence, Rhode Island. The hospital is affiliated with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and serves as a teaching hospital for Brown University's department of psychiatry. Butler Hospital was a founding member, along with Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital, of the Care New England health system in 1996. The facility was founded in 1844 as Rhode Island's first exclusively mental health hospital. Industrialist Cyrus Butler donated heavily to the hospital, and it was named in his honor. Local Yankee philanthropist Nicholas Brown, Jr. also bequeathed a large amount of money to construct a mental health hospital which was used to fund the early hospital. Butler Hospital's Gothic Revival complex was built beginning with its founding in 1844, and includes a 1731 farmhouse that stood on the property when it was acquired by the hospital. The hospital complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1996, Butler Hospital joined with Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital to create the Care New England Health System. Mary Marran is the president and chief operating officer. National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

Location

333 Grotto Ave.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.84415, -71.38188

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Elmgrove Gardens Historic District
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Richmond Paper Company Mill Complex
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Blackstone Park Historic District
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Bunker Hill – Rhode Island contingent
1775Revolutionary War
1.6 mi

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When was Butler Hospital listed on the National Register?

Butler Hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Butler Hospital?

Butler Hospital is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Butler Hospital is recorded as the industrial era.

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