NRHP Reference # 98000575 Phone +1 401-785-9450 Added to NRHP 5 June 1998 | Area 40 ha Year built 1861 | |
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Architect Hilton, Howard K.; et al. Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Address Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906, USA Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours Similar Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy, Lippitt Memorial Park, India Point Park, Prospect Terrace Park, Constance Witherby Park | ||
Blackstone Park Historic District is roughly bounded by the Seekonk River, Laurell Avenue, Blackstone Boulevard, and South Angell Street in Providence, Rhode Island within the Blackstone region of the East Side.
In 1886 Horace Cleveland planned the laid out of Blackstone Boulevard and it was constructed in 1894 to provide better access to nearby Swan Point Cemetery. The park in the center was planned and suggested by the Olmsted Brothers.
From 1903 to 1948 a trolley line operated down the middle of the boulevard stopping at a fieldstone shelter. After the trolley's removal, a walking path was constructed on trolley bed. The surrounding district features architecture by Howard K. Hilton and contains various 19th-century and 20th-century colonial revivals. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.