|
 |
|
Providence Athenaeum
251 Benefit St, Providence, RI
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
Hours | Mon-Thurs 9am-7pm; Fri-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 1-5pm | |
|
|
|
|
|
Location | At College St, | |
|
|
|
|
|
Phone | 401/421-6970 | |
|
|
|
|
|
Web site | www.providenceathenaeum.org | |
|
|
|
|
|
Prices | Free admission | |
|
|
|
|
|
Closed | Closed first 2 weeks in Aug | |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Providence Athenaeum commissioned this 1838 Greek Revival building to house its lending library, the fourth-oldest in the United States and an innovative concept at the time. Edgar Allan Poe courted Sarah Whitman, his "Annabel Lee," among these shelves. Glances through the old card catalog reveal handwritten cards dating well back into the 1800s; bibliophiles will lose themselves in this evocative place. Rotating exhibits of rare books and works by local artists are additional attractions. The library has money problems that have contributed to a contretemps over ways to raise funds, specifically a decision to sell off an Audubon folio valued at $7 million.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Frommer's New England, 15th Edition
Author: Matthew Barber 
|
|
|
|
Related Titles:
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
0 stars | Frommer's Recommended |
 |
1 stars | Frommer's Highly Recommended |
 |
2 stars | Frommer's Very Highly Recommended |
 |
3 stars | Frommer's Exceptional |
Frommer's ranks every hotel, restaurant, attraction, shop, and nightlife establishment it reviews for quality, value, service, amenities, and special features using a star-rating scale, an expression of the strong compare-and-contrast opinions that are a brand hallmark.
Other ratings provide stars based primarily on price and amenities; the Frommer's star rating is meant to quantify the kind of intangible, experiential elements that help travelers make informed decisions.
The "baseline" recommendation is zero stars--every hotel, restaurant, attraction, shop, and nightlife establishment that Frommer's chooses to review is recommended; otherwise, we simply wouldn't include it.
