Temple of music roger williams park

Q: How old is the temple of music Roger Williams Park?

Since the 1890s, Roger Williams Park has been the premier playground for both Providence and Rhode Island residents. Designed in 1874 by landscape architect Horace W.S. Cleveland, the entire park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The Temple to Music is perhaps the most well-known structure in the Park.

The Temple to Music was built with a bequest from William Curtis Benedict, a successful olive oil merchant! Millions have attended hundreds of events at this beautiful building. The first performance, at the dedication of the Temple in 1924, drew 50,000 to hear the U.S. Marine Corps Band, members of the Metropolitan Opera, and the 284-member Providence Festival Chorus. Today the Temple hosts annual concerts by the Rhode Island Philharmonic and is especially popular for yoga, wedding and graduation photos, and great Instagram selfies!

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Date Erected:
1924

Architect:
Bellows and Aldrich

Did you know?
Each marble piece was quarried in Vermont and sent by train to be assembled in the Park.

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When was the temple of music built in Roger Williams Park?

Photo, Print, Drawing Donor William Curtis Benedict made possible the Vermont marble, columned Temple to Music, created in 1924 by William T. Aldrich, at the 435-acre Roger Williams Park in Providence, the capital of, and largest city in, Rhode Island.

How old is the temple of music Roger Williams Park?

Since the 1890's, Roger Williams Park has been the premier playground for both Providence and Rhode Island residents. Designed in 1874 by landscape architect Horace W.S. Cleveland, the entire park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.