State Home and School for Dependent and Neglected Children, Providence

Name: State Home and School for Dependent and Neglected Children
Address: Providence, United States

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The State Home and School for Dependent and Neglected Children was the first state home for needy children in the state of Rhode Island. It was located on a campus in what was originally rural western Providence, on a former gentleman's farm. The school was established in 1884 and operated until 1979, when its remaining functions were taken over by other state organizations. Most of its surviving grounds and buildings are now on the Rhode Island College East Campus, and have been listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Coordinates: 41°50'38"N, 71°27'24"W

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Mount PleasantProvidence United States

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State Home and School for Dependent and Neglected Children – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Providence/North Providence, Providence College, Triggs Memorial Golf Course, Dyerville Mill.

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Town, Area
Providence/North Providence, Providence
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1.1 miE
Universities and schools
Providence College, Providence
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0.7 miS
41°50'1"N • 71°27'35"W
Triggs Memorial Golf Course, Providence
19 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
1.3 miS
Archaeological site
Dyerville Mill, Providence
33 min walk • The Dyerville Mill is an historic textile mill complex at 610 Manton Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Its oldest buildings dating to 1835, it is one of the oldest textile mills in the city.
1.3 miW
Archaeological site
Allendale Mill, Providence
34 min walk • Allendale Mill is a historic mill at 494 Woonasquatucket Avenue in North Providence, Rhode Island, on the banks of the Woonasquatucket River. The oldest buildings in the mill complex were built in 1822 by John Holden Greene for Zachariah Allen.
1.2 miE
Library
Wanskuck Branch Providence Public Library, Providence
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0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Manton, Providence
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1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Wanskuck, Providence
34 min walk • Wanskuck is a neighborhood in the northern part of Providence, Rhode Island. Along with Charles, it is one of two neighborhoods comprising what is often referred to as the North End.
1.2 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Hockey
Schneider Arena, Providence
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1.2 miE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium, Providence
31 min walk • Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium is the on-campus soccer and lacrosse stadium at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It was built in 2015 and is the home for the school's men's and women's soccer teams and men's lacrosse team.
1 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Alumni Hall, Providence
26 min walk • Alumni Hall is the on-campus basketball gymnasium at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It was built in 1955 and was the home court for the school's men's basketball program until 1972. The gymnasium has hosted the Providence College women's basketball team since its inception in 1974.