Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island

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Downtown Providence Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°49′N 71°25′W / 41.82°N 71.41°W / 41.82; -71.41
Area	90 acres (36 ha)
Built	1800
Architectural style	Late 19th and early 20th century American movements, late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	84001967[1] (original) 07001081 (increase 1) 12000438 (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1984
Boundary increases	October 11, 2007 July 25, 2012

Downtown is the central economic, political, and cultural district of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is bounded on the east by Canal Street and the Providence River, to the north by Smith Street, to the west by Interstate 95, and to the south by Henderson Street. The highway serves as a physical barrier between the city's commercial core and neighborhoods of Federal Hill, West End, and Upper South Providence. Most of the downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Downtown Providence Historic District.