Hope College

Hope College (HM213J)

Location: Providence, RI 02912 Providence County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 49.604', W 71° 24.23'

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Erected in 1822 by Nicholas Brown, 1786

Trustee 1791 - 1825, Treasurer 1796 - 1825, Fellow 1825 - 1841, as a gift to the University which bears his name.

Renovated in 1891 under the direction of Marshall Woods, 1845, Trustee 1856 - 1899, Treasurer 1866 - 1882.

In 1959 the exterior was restored and the interior completely reconstructed through the generosity of the following contributors:


A gentlewoman of Providence whose anonymous contribution made the restoration possible

The Class of 1908

B. A. Ballou and Company

John Nicholas Brown, Fellow 1935 -

Margaret Hazard Goddard

Robert H. Ives Goddard, trustee 1946 -

G. Mason Gross, 1928

Hope Goddard Iselin

Robert M. Lord, 1914

Hunter S. Marston, 1908, Trustee 1957 -

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith


A total of 9173 alumni and friends who gave through the Brown University Fund
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HM NumberHM213J
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Date Added Saturday, August 26th, 2017 at 7:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 300374 N 4633332
Decimal Degrees41.82673333, -71.40383333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 49.604', W 71° 24.23'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 49' 36.24" N, 71° 24' 13.8" W
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Area Code(s)401
Closest Postal AddressAt or near , Providence RI 02912, US
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