John Brown House
- Address
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Website
- rihs.org
About John Brown House
The John Brown House borders the campus of Brown University at 52 Power Street on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island. Completed in 1788, it was the first mansion to be built in Providence and is named after its first owner, John Brown, a statesman, merchant, slave trader, and early benefactor of the University.
The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.
The American president John Quincy Adams called it "the most magnificent and elegant private mansion that I have ever seen on this continent."
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- Founded
- 1788
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of John Brown House; the closest, John Nicholas Brown Center, is practically next door.
