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Providence Athenaeum
A Greek Revival membership library of 1836 on Benefit Street, one of the city's most atmospheric cultural rooms and a touchstone of its literary past, linked to Poe and Lovecraft.
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Last checked June 4, 202690-day review window
- Area
- Benefit Street / College Hill
- Type
- Library
- Checked
- June 4, 2026
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251 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
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- Address
- 251 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903 Get directions
- Phone
- +1-401-421-6970 Call
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- providenceathenaeum.org Open site
- Last checked
- June 4, 2026
- Official website
- providenceathenaeum.org
- Category
- library
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Free to visit on the Benefit Street 'Mile of History'A quiet, characterful stop for a College Hill afternoon
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