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Collyer Monument
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National Register of Historic Places

Collyer Monument

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Pawtucket
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About Collyer Monument

Collyer Monument, at Mineral Spring Park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 18, 1983. The Register lists it for its art and politics, at the local level. It was listed as part of Pawtucket MRA. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSculpture in Rhode Island, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 10 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Mineral Spring Park, Pawtucket · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Collyer MonumentStart here
  2. 2Fifth Ward WardroomQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Childs-Brown HouseItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Potter-Collyer HouseVernacular · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception ComplexVictorian Gothic · 0.1 mi on
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCharles Payne HouseVernacular0.2 miDChurch Hill Industrial DistrictDistrict0.2 miBMoore Fabric Company PlantBuilt 19190.3 miBSt. John the Baptist ChurchRenaissance0.3 miBSt. Paul's ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBChurch Hill Grammar SchoolLate Victorian0.3 miOLiberty Arming the PatriotBuilt 18970.3 miDChurch Hill Industrial District (Boundary Increase)Classical Revival0.3 miDJenckes Spinning CompanyDistrict0.3 miBGilbane's Service Center BuildingVernacular0.4 miBGately BuildingColonial Revival0.4 miBArt's AutoBuilt 19270.5 miBModern DinerBuilt 19400.5 miStDivision Street BridgeStructure0.5 miBBridge Mill Power PlantBuilding0.5 miStMain Street BridgeStructure0.5 miBPawtucket Post OfficeBuilding0.5 miBSayles, Deborah Cook, Public LibraryGreek Revival0.5 mi
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DDowntown Pawtucket Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBPawtucket Elks Lodge BuildingSpanish Renaissance Revival0.5 miBPawtucket Times BuildingBuilding0.5 miBLeroy TheatreAdamesque0.5 miDConant Thread-Coats & Clark Mill Complex DistrictDistrict0.5 mi

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Questions about Collyer Monument

Is Collyer Monument on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 18, 1983 (Register number 83003808).

Is Collyer Monument a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Slater Mill, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Collyer Monument?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Collyer Monument?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 10 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41374626 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.