Benefit Street is one of Providence's treasures. Beautiful homes from the 1700 and 1800's line the street and virtually all have been restored. Brown University owns a few of them, but most are privately owned. Parking can be a hassle when school is in session, but at night or during the summer, it's pretty easy to find spots. After your... More

Very interesting historic buildings and at certain points the views of downtown Providence are worth seeing and the laid back manner of the street itself.

Spend an hour walking Benefit Street & taking in the historic homes, hard to find a better preserved piece of history anywhere I suspect.

You feel like you are walking back in time if you stroll down Benefit Street. The beautiful old buildings line the street, and the sidewalks are almost as old as the buildings in some places. Take a stroll!

If you want a taste of old New England, walk the length of Benefit Street and pay attention to the architecture of the houses. They remain private dwellings today, several hundred years after their construction, and they are beautifully tended. A romantic evening walk with the streetlights on is a must.

What a fabulous stroll on a wonderful street. A reminder of life in simpler times with that distinctive archictecture that is quite simply New England at it's best ... the John Brown House and more on one street. How wonderful it must have been to live in those years. Superb!!

One of everybody's favorite streets in Providence, Benefit and neighboring streets is worth a long leisurely walk day or night (the gas lamps cast a nice Victorian glow) or any time of year. There's a wonderful array of American architecture. All this was preserved because when other American cities were destroying their historic neighborhoods, Providence was too poor too do... More

Strolling down Benefit St brings you back to colonial times. The architecture is authentic as it gets. Good pizza place too, can't remember the name but there is only one.

We walked around Benefit Street for several hours, peeking into yards and marveling at the HUGE old homes...one after the other. We had never seen so many in one area. It was so much fun.