Benefit Street

Top 4% of attractions in Providence
8/10

5 expert reviews

“The city's wealthiest families lived along the "mile of history" during the 18th and early 19th centuries.”

– Fodor's

Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"Immediately east of Providence's downtown, you'll find College Hill, where you can see the city's colonial history reflected in the 18th-century houses that line Benefit St on the East Side." Full review
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
7.0
"A lot of history is crammed into this mile-long cobblestone street on the east side of Providence." Full review
CNN CNN
"Benefit Street, with its gas lamps and historic homes, and the illustrious campuses of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) are well worth exploring"
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New York Times New York Times
"Benefit Street feels like an open-air museum with many colonial homes and landmarks, including the Providence Athenaeum, First Unitarian Church and RISD Museum; book one of Rhode Island..."
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