Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Olney St., Arlington, Alumni Avenue, and Hope Street in Providence, Rhode Island.
The district features various colonial revival houses and Queen Anne architecture and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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