College Hill Neigborhood and the East Side of Providence RI             Search for Propeties Here

Providence is a city distinguished by its wonderful collection of historic architecture and the College Hill neighborhood, located in the heart of Providence's East Side, represents the finest in institutional buildings and private homes. College Hill is home to Brown University and The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Along the neighborhood's most famous street, Benefit Street, one can enjoy the handsome buildings that house the city's finest private clubs, The Hope Club, the University Club, the Handicraft Club and the Arts Club. One of the nation's oldest private libraries, The Athenaeum, is appropriately housed in a Greek Temple. The steeple of the First Baptist Church (as in first in the country, built in 1774) can be seen from from the modest house of Stephen Hopkins, a  signer of the Declaration of Independence. Just down the street from the Hopkins place is the John Brown House, described by John Quincy Adams, who saw it soon after it was built in 1788, as "the most magnificent and elegant private mansion I have seen on this continent." Just off Benefit Street is the headquaters of the Providence Preservation Society which has taken the lead in insuring that the grand historical legacy of Providence endures. Appropriately, College Hill is a local Historic District.

For the modern city dweller, College Hill offers many opportunities for a vibrant urban lifestyle. From stately mansions along Prospect Street to chic, sophisticated condominiums, College Hill is the blue chip real estate area of Providence - click here for COLLEGE HILL MARKET ANALYSIS. One of the great advatages of Providence is its compact nature. From the Van Wickle Gate at the entrance to the Brown University main green, one can walk to to the wide variety of cultural atttractions on the East Side and Down City Providence: the RISD Museum, The Trinity Repertory Theater, The Providence Performing Arts Center, the Dunkin' Donuts Center, the Perishable Theater, the Black Repertory Theater and the unique public art happening, Waterfire.

The Amtrack Train Station sits just below Rhode Island's beautiful McKim Mead and White designed marble State House and offers quick and easy access to Boston and New York. Cape Cod and ferries to Natucket and Martha's Vineyard are a two hour drive away. Newport and its mansions and the beaches of South County from Narragansett to Watch Hill and Stonington, CT are less than an hour's drive.

Whether you are a down-sizing, empty nester who is looking for an interesting and vibrant place to enjoy yor retirement or you are relocating here to work for for one of Rhode Island's major employers, Textron, CVS, GTECH, Hasbro Toys, Amgen, Nortex, Fidelity, or one of the city's excellent medical institutions, Woman And Infants, Rhode Island Hospital, Roger Williams or Miriam, the East Side of Providence is definitely one of the places you should consider in your search for your new home.