Properties
The Society owns and operates the following notable museums and properties:
- Library of Rhode Island History (121 Hope Street, Providence)
- John Brown House Museum, (52 Power Street, Providence) (a National Historic Landmark) built in 1786;
- Nelson W. Aldrich House (Society Headquarters/Goff Center) (110 Benevolent Street, Providence), also a National Historic Landmark, built in 1822;
- Museum of Work and Culture (42 South Main Street, Woonsocket), a regional history museum devoted to the ethnic history of northern Rhode Island.
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Famous quotes containing the word properties:
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—John Locke (1632–1704)
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