Providence Athenaeum
4 expert reviews
“Here Edgar Allan Poe courted poet Sarah Helen Whitman and signed a periodical in the collection.”
– Fodor's
Lonely Planet
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"A library of the old school, with plaster busts and oil paintings filling in spaces not occupied by books."
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Atlas Obscura
"A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath." "
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Frommer's
"Bibliophiles will lose themselves in this evocative place. Rotating exhibits of rare books and works by local artists are additional attractions. "
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