Brown University
An Ivy League university founded in 1764, whose College Green sits at the top of College Hill, with historic libraries you can visit.
- Open
- Campus always open
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 1 Prospect St, Providence, RI 02912Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- A short, steep walk up College Hill from downtown.
Why Go
University Hall, from 1770, served as a barracks for Revolutionary and French troops. The John Hay Library holds H. P. Lovecraft's papers, and the John Carter Brown Library has rare maps of the Americas. Thayer Street is the student strip.
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