Woonsocket Harris Public Library, Woonsocket

Name: Woonsocket Harris Public Library
Address: 303 Clinton St, Woonsocket, United States

#8 among attractions in Woonsocket

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Woonsocket Harris Public Library is a public library at 303 Clinton Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Founded in 1866, it is Rhode Island's second public library. Founded by Edward Harris, the library was originally housed at the Harris Institute, which also included an auditorium for traveling lectures. This building has been adapted for use as Woonsocket City Hall. Harris was a major wool manufacturer and abolitionist; he used some of his wealth for philanthropic projects in Woonsocket. ()

Established: 1866 (158 years ago)Coordinates: 42°0'18"N, 71°30'31"W

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303 Clinton StSocial DistrictWoonsocket United States

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Woonsocket Harris Public Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre, Woonsocket City Hall, St. Charles Borromeo Church Complex, Museum of Work and Culture.

~1120 ftW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre, Woonsocket
6 min walk • The Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre & Conservatory is a historic movie theater and concert venue and commercial building at 28 Monument Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
~1810 ftSW
City hall
Woonsocket City Hall, Woonsocket
9 min walk • The Woonsocket City Hall, is located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Edward Harris, a leading Woonsocket industrialist, constructed the earliest part of the building in 1856, and it was known as the Harris Block, with stores on the first floor, and an auditorium hall seating 1,100 on the third floor.
~1870 ftNW
Church
St. Charles Borromeo Church Complex, Woonsocket
10 min walk • The St. Charles Borromeo Church is a former Roman Catholic parish church in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, located on North Main Street. The parish of St.
0.6 miSW
History museum, Visitor center, Fashion museum
Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket
15 min walk • The Museum of Work and Culture is a museum in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, that features exhibits focusing on the city's textile manufacturing heritage. The museum is operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society and located at 42 South Main Street in Market Square in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
~1050 ftW
Memorial, Monuments and statues
Woonsocket Civil War Monument, Woonsocket
6 min walk • The Woonsocket Civil War Monument is a historic site at Monument Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It was built to memorialize thirty-nine fallen soldiers from Woonsocket who took part in the Civil War. Built in 1868 by James G.
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Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket
5 min walk • L'Église du Précieux Sang also known as The Church of the Precious Blood is a historic Roman Catholic church complex at 94 Carrington Avenue and 61 Park Avenue in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, within the Diocese of Providence.
0.4 miNE
Specialty museum, Church, Museum
St. Ann's Church Complex, Woonsocket
10 min walk • St. Ann's Church Complex is now a historic cultural center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on Cumberland Street. It was formerly a Roman Catholic church within the Diocese of Providence.
0.6 miW
Church
St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Woonsocket
16 min walk • St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. It is known for its vibrant Polish-American community, various community events, and youthful parishioner base. St.
1.5 miSW
Church
Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Woonsocket
39 min walk • The Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage and Cemetery, is a Friends Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends, rebuilt in 1881. It is located at 108 Smithfield Road in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The meetinghouse is home to one of the oldest Quaker communities in the region.
1.2 miW
Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel, Woonsocket
30 min walk • St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel is an historic Episcopal church located at 576 Fairmont Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The late-Victorian style church was designed by George W. Spaulding in 1894 as "a mission chapel by St. James Episcopal Parish of Woonsocket in 1894 to serve the new and growing working-class Fairmount neighborhood.
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42°0'27"N • 71°30'44"W
American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket
7 min walk • Library

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Nearby attractions include Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket (5 min walk), Woonsocket Civil War Monument, Woonsocket (6 min walk), Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre, Woonsocket (6 min walk), American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket (7 min walk).