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Providence Map: John Brown House MuseumJohn Brown House Museum Frommer's Recommended

Hours Apr-Dec Tue-Fri 1:30-4pm, Sat 10:30am-4pm; Jan-Mar Fri-Sat only
Address
52 Power St
Location At Benefit St
Phone 401/273-7507
Web site www.rihs.org
Prices Admission $7 adults, $5.50 seniors and students, $4 children 7-17

Frommer's Review

Quite unlike the fiery 19th-century abolitionist of the same name, this John Brown was an 18th-century slave trader who amassed a fortune in the China trade. He contributed much of that fortune to the university that bears the family name. The style of his 1786 mansion is Georgian, although after the Revolution, he no doubt preferred to think of it as Federal. Visits are by guided tour.

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