Accommodations and the city of
All participants will be encouraged to stay on Brown’s campus at the beautiful “Machado House.” Built in 1912, Machado House (formerly Ellen Dexter Sharp House) is a two and a half story brick house built in the Elizabethan Revival style. Dedicated in 1989 as Antonio Machado House (in honor of the Spanish poet), it now houses two of Brown’s “language immersion” programs, Hispanic House and French House. Located at 87 Prospect Street, Machado House has 3 kitchens, 4 lounges, 2 large common areas, laundry facilities and bike storage. It also has a large patio and private yard. Each air-conditioned bedroom is equipped with a bed, pillow, desk, dresser, and closet, and private bathrooms are located on the hall. All rooms are outfitted with linens, and daily towel service is available. It is situated on a picturesque street well positioned for historic and down city touring. The charge for these facilities is $50 per night per person for a single room.
For guests who wish to come to Providence with their families, we would recommend staying in a hotel. The Inn at Brown, which is located at Charlesfield and Power Streets and is air conditioned, is operated by the university and costs $120 per room per night. Brown’s residence halls are another possibility; however, Brown cannot allow children under 18 to stay in the residence hall because the university is not providing supervision (which they are legally bound to do) and charges $50 per room—they are only singles; thus, a couple would pay $100 a night for dorm rooms, saving only $20 per night over the cost of the Inn at Brown.
Providence does not allow overnight street parking, so participants with automobiles will need to purchase daily parking passes for $9.00 per day.
Participants will receive a temporary Brown I.D. card that will provide access to the residence halls, eating facilities, the Hillel building (where the Institute will be held) at off hours, and Brown’s libraries. Teachers will be able to use Brown’s Rockefeller Library and its computing stations. However, both Hillel and Machado House also have wireless access, and participants will all receive passwords to access the system—so participants will be able to use their own laptops. We will not provide participants with new project-based email accounts. For primary research, participants will be able to use the materials in the collections of the RIHS library, a private, closed-stack library.
The Brown campus is within easy walking distance of downtown Providence. In the summer, participants may experience the world-renowned art installation know as WaterFire, a beautiful and dramatic lighting of the Providence River that brings haunting music, public performances, food vendors, and up to 80,000 people to Providence’s riverfront. To learn more, go to www.waterfire.org.
The Rhode Island Historical Society is also located on Providence’s East Side. Every Thursday in July the RIHS hosts “Concerts under the Elms,” a fun, outdoor concert series on the lawn of the John Brown House Museum. We’d love to have participants come to relax on our lawn overlooking historic Benefit Street and listen to music. The RIHS also hosts an array of historic walking tours that teachers can enjoy on their Saturday off. To find out more about RIHS programs, check out www.rihs.org.
And one of the best things about staying in Providence is its easy proximity to both Boston and Newport—each is an easy drive or bus ride. For those more adventurous participants, there are daily buses out of Providence that make it to New York City in just about 3.5 hours.
