National Register of Historic Places

Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
May 10, 1989
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89000333

About this property

Olney Street–Alumni Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district in northeastern Providence, Rhode Island. Located just north of the Moses Brown School campus, this is an enclave of 53 tasteful yet conservative houses built between about 1880 and 1938. It includes houses along Olney Street and Alumni Avenue between Hope and Arlington Streets, and includes a few houses on adjacent streets. Most of these houses are uniformly set back from the street, even though there was no zoning requiring that at the time, and are of brick and/or wood construction. They are stylistically heterogeneous, with Queen Anne and the Colonial Revival predominating. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Location

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.83514, -71.39583

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Brown, Moses, School
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0.1 mi
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Stimson Avenue Historic District
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Nearby Battles

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

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When was Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?

Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District?

Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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