Brown University
A college university in Providence, in the middle of things: 329 places within a five-minute walk. One of 422 schools & childcare in Providence.















On the National Register since 1966

University Hall, Brown University
University Hall, Brown University was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966, and named a National Historic Landmark on Jun 13, 1962. It is significant for its education and architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as Georgian.
University Hall, Brown University is the first and oldest building on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Built in 1770, the building is one of only seven extant college buildings built in the US prior to the American Revolution. According to architectural historian Bryant F. Tolles Jr., the structure is "one of the genuine icons of early American collegiate architecture." The building occup…
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