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The Providence Athenaeum

Library · College Hill ·

The Providence Athenaeum

Library · College Hill ·
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A 19th-century independent library where locals still browse among marble busts and Poe lore; admission is pay-what-you-can. Cited in Condé Nast Traveler and beloved in classic New York Times 36 Hours coverage.

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Historic independent library with art, literary history, and events

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251 Benefit St, Providence, RI 02903 Get directions

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Historic independent library with art, literary history, and events

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251 Benefit St, Providence, RI 02903 Get directions

The Providence Athenaeum by null
The Providence Athenaeum by Courtesy of the Providence Athenaeum
The Providence Athenaeum by ionajay (Atlas Obscura User)
The Providence Athenaeum by angela n./CC BY 2.0
The Providence Athenaeum by Courtesy of the Providence Athenaeum
The Providence Athenaeum by Courtesy of Nat Rea for the Providence Athenaeum
The Providence Athenaeum by Will Hart/CC BY 2.0
The Providence Athenaeum by ionajay (Atlas Obscura User)
The Providence Athenaeum by ionajay (Atlas Obscura User)
The Providence Athenaeum by Courtesy of Nat Rea for the Providence Athenaeum
The Providence Athenaeum by Kenneth C. Zirkel/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Providence Athenaeum by Kenneth C. Zirkel/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Providence Athenaeum by Kenneth C. Zirkel/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Providence Athenaeum by CorpseLady84 (Atlas Obscura User)
The Providence Athenaeum by KevArchie/CC BY-SA 2.0
The Providence Athenaeum by ionajay (Atlas Obscura User)
The Providence Athenaeum by Will Hart/CC BY 2.0
The Providence Athenaeum by angela n./CC BY 2.0
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