Benjamin Church House, Bristol

Name: Benjamin Church House
Address: 1020 Hope St, Bristol, United States

#10 among attractions in Bristol

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Benjamin Church House is a Colonial Revival house at 1014 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.A. It opened in 1909 as the "Benjamin Church Home for Aged Men" as stipulated by Benjamin Church's will. Beginning in 1934, during the Great Depression, it admitted women. The house was closed in 1968 and became a National Register of Historic Places listing in 1971. The non-profit Benjamin Church Senior Center was incorporated in June 1972 and opened on September 1, 1972. It continues to operate as a senior center. ()

Built: 1908 (116 years ago)Coordinates: 41°41'7"N, 71°16'43"W

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1020 Hope StHigh SchoolBristol United States

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Benjamin Church House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Linden Place, Musée Patamécanique, Juniper Hill Cemetery, Coggeshall Farm Museum.

1 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Linden Place, Bristol
26 min walk • Linden Place mansion is a Federal-style mansion located in Bristol, Rhode Island. It was built in 1810 by slave trader, merchant, privateer and ship owner General George DeWolf and was designed by architect, Russell Warren.
1.1 miS
Museum
Musée Patamécanique, Bristol
28 min walk • Musée Patamécanique is a private museum located in the Historical District of Bristol, Rhode Island. Founded in 2006 by Neil Barden Salley, it is open by appointment only to friends, colleagues, and occasionally to outside observers.
0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol
16 min walk • Juniper Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 24 Sherry Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island founded by George R.Usher, James D'Wolf Perry, Byron Diman, Ambrose E. Burnside, James H. West, Charles H. R. Doringle, and Lemanuel W. Briggs.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Vernacular architecture
Coggeshall Farm Museum, Bristol
33 min walk • Coggeshall Farm Museum is a non-profit farm museum in Colt State Park in Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.A. The eighteenth century coastal tenant farm is located on 48 acres of land in Bristol and features interpreters and authentic reenactments of farm life in the year 1799.
1.1 miS
Museum, History museum
Bristol County Jail, Bristol
29 min walk • Bristol County Jail is a historic jail at 48 Court Street in Bristol, Rhode Island and home to the Bristol Historical and Preservation Society.
1 miS
Museum, Military museum
Bristol Train of Artillery Museum, Bristol
26 min walk • Bristol Train of Artillery Museum is an armory museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, which is the meeting place of the Bristol Train of Artillery, a militia artillery unit of the Rhode Island Island State Militia and a member of the Rhode Island Independent Military Organizations.
1 miS
41°40'17"N • 71°16'37"W
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
25 min walk • Library
0.8 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
Longfield, Bristol
21 min walk • Longfield is an historic house at 1200 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island.
~670 ftS
Saltbox architecture
Joseph Reynolds House, Bristol
4 min walk • The Joseph Reynolds House is a historic house at 956 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, built c. 1698–1700. The three-story wood-frame house is one of the oldest buildings in Bristol and the oldest known three-story building in Rhode Island.
1.1 miS
Neighbourhood
Bristol Waterfront Historic District, Bristol
29 min walk • The Bristol Waterfront Historic District is a historic district encompassing the original heart of Bristol, Rhode Island, which was laid out in 1680 by the town's original proprietors.
1.6 miSW
National park
Colt State Park
41 min walk • One of the park's main attractions is the scenic East Bay Bike Path, which winds its way through Colt State Park, providing cyclists and walkers with breathtaking vistas of the Narragansett Bay. The park also features numerous picnic areas, making it an ideal spot for...

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Which popular attractions are close to Benjamin Church House?

Nearby attractions include Joseph Reynolds House, Bristol (4 min walk), Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol (16 min walk), Longfield, Bristol (21 min walk).