Columbus Square (Providence)

Historic Postcard of Columbus Square at Elmwood and Reservoir Avenues, looking south

Columbus Square[1] is a historic public square in the Historic Elmwood Neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Reservoir Avenue. It serves as a gateway to Elmwood from the Reservoir and West End Neighborhoods.

Description

Columbus Square is the heart of the Elmwood Avenue business district that abuts the South Elmwood Historic District.[2] It is also home to nearby charter school, Paul Cuffee Upper School[3] and independent middle school Sophia Academy[4]

Columbus square is notable for its bronze statue, Columbus,[5] designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and cast in bronze in 1893 by the historic Gorham Manufacturing Company, which was located nearby on Adelaide Avenue.[6] The statue, of Christopher Columbus, is a recasting of a statue prepared in sterling silver by the Gorham company for the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago, 1893.[7] The statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is sited in Columbus Square Park, a public park of the City of Providence Parks Department.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Columbus Statue in Columbus Square
  2. ↑ South Elmwood Historic District Map
  3. ↑ Paul Cuffee Upper School
  4. ↑ Sophia Academy
  5. ↑ Public Memorials Columbus 1893
  6. ↑ From Silver Spoons to Shell Casings - Gorham Manufacturing Company
  7. ↑ Gorham MFG Co Sterling Silver for World's Columbian Fair, 1893
  8. ↑ List of Providence Public Parks

Coordinates: 41°49′04″N 71°24′23″W / 41.8179°N 71.4064°W / 41.8179; -71.4064

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