In September 1878, a “magnificent” new high school was dedicated on Pond Street from plans made by prominent Providence architect William H. Walker. The old high school at Benefit and Waterman Streets had been overcrowded for years. The expansion of the school system--both the number of students served and the buildings that served them--was one of Mayor Thomas Doyle’s major achievements during his eighteen years as mayor... rhodetour.org
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Brown was founded in 1764 — the third college in New England and the seventh in Colonial America. Brown was the first Ivy League school to accept students from all religious affiliations...
Originally located in Warren, Rhode Island, and called the College of Rhode Island, Brown moved to its current spot on College Hill overlooking Providence in 1770 and was renamed in 1804 in recognition of a $5,000 gift from Nicholas Brown, a prominent Providence businessman and alumnus, Class of 1786.
Women were first admitted to Brown in 1891... 250.brown.edu
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Arcade, Providence THE HISTORY & TOPOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, published by J & F Tallis in London about 1850.
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Scenes in Providence Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
View of Providence, from the South, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
The Capitol, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
