Robert E. Freeman Park - Providence, Rhode Island USA
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N 41° 49.331 W 071° 24.832
19T E 299527 N 4632851
Grace Square at Robert E. Freeman Memorial Park is owned by the City of Providence and maintained by Hotel Providence.
Waymark Code: WMZVRA
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
Views: 4

The compact Robert E. Freeman Park is at the corner of Westminster and Mathewson streets in Providence, Rhode Island. Within just a few hundred square feet, a low fountain and red benches are bordered by small garden beds on all sides. Shrubs and a short brick wall topped by an iron fence line the street edges to the northeast and southeast while the northwest and southwest sides are enclosed by buildings.

The Providence Redevelopment Agency bought and tore down four dilapidated buildings to create the park. It is named in the memory of a former executive director of the Providence Foundation, Robert E. Freeman, for his work to revitalize the downtown business district.

Sources:
The Providence Journal
Lost Providence by David Brussat
Hotel Providence
Name: Grace Square at Robert E. Freeman Memorial Park

Street Location: Corner of Westminster and Mathewson streets

Local Municipality: City of Providence

State/Province, etc.: Rhode Island

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: Rob Freeman, former executive director of the Providence Foundation

Date Established: 1995

Picnic Facilities: Three park benches

Recreational Facilities:
None


Monuments/Statues: None

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None

Fountains: One

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None

Special Events: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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