East Side Driving Tour

Driving Tour Locations database

Birthplace Memorial 454 Angell St. (demolished)

Birthplace Memorial 454 Angell St. (demolished)

454 Angell St.

1

Wayland SquarePersonalHistoric

Wayland Square (start of driving tour)

Wayland Square (start of driving tour)

Wayland Sq

2

PersonalWayland Square

Lovecraft’s second house & Fall into middle class

Lovecraft’s second house & Fall into middle class

598 Angel St.

3

PersonalWayland Square

Blackstone Park, Seekonk River & River drive.

Blackstone Park, Seekonk River & River drive.

Where the Seekonk meets the east Side.

4 & 5

PersonalWayland Square

Lovecraft’s first school

Lovecraft’s first school

220 University Ave.

6

PersonalSkippable

Butler Hospital

Butler Hospital

345 Blackstone Blvd

7

PersonalSkippable

Lovecraft’s Grave, Swan Point Cemetery

Lovecraft’s Grave, Swan Point Cemetery

585 Blackstone Blvd.

8

Personal

Ladd Observatory

Ladd Observatory

210 Doyle Ave

9

Personal

Moses Brown (CDW) & Hope High School

Moses Brown (CDW) & Hope High School

324 Hope St.

10 & 11

FictionPersonalSkippable

Thayer St. (Food+Shopping)

Thayer St. (Food+Shopping)

12

Shopping & FoodSkippable

Hamilton House

Hamilton House

13

FictionSkippable

Prospect Terrace (Start+Finish of the Walking Tour)

Prospect Terrace (Start+Finish of the Walking Tour)

60 Congdon St.

14

PersonalFictionWalking Tour College Hill

Joseph Curwens Townhouse (torn down)

Joseph Curwens Townhouse (torn down)

Demolished

X

FictionPersonalDemolished

Dexter Asylum

Dexter Asylum

Demolished

X

HistoricDemolishedSkippable

Slate Rock (& Roger Williams)

Slate Rock (& Roger Williams)

X

SkippableHistoric

North Burial Ground (CDW) (SH)

North Burial Ground (CDW) (SH)

5 Branch Ave.

X

FictionHistoricSkippable

There is Providence, quaint and lordly on its seven hills over the blue harbour, with terraces of green leading up to steeples and citadels of living antiquity -The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath