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College Hill is the most affluent neighborhood in Providence, with a median family income of nearly three times that of the city as a whole. HISTORY Settled around North Main Street in 1636, nearly all of Providence was originally on College Hill. By the time of the American Revolution , the foot of the hill was densely populated with wharves, warehouses, shops, public buildings, and residential houses. In 1764, Brown University was established and over the next century would begin gradually expanding. In the nineteenth century, precious metals and jewelery trading drove much business on North Main Street, and RISD was established in 1877. By the 1900s, Brown had begun expanding more aggressively, demolishing nearly 100 houses in the 1950s for a residential quadrangle area. In the post-. GOVERNMENT College Hill is divided along Angell Street between Ward One to the south and Ward Two to the north.http://www.providenceri.com/CityCouncil/Ward_Maps/target0.htmlhttp://www.providenceri.com/CityCouncil/Ward_Maps/target2.html As of the 2006 Elections , Ward One is represented in the Providence City Council by Seth Yurdin and Ward Two by Cliff Woods. Both are Democrats (USA) . Major public buildings include the Providence County Courthouse and the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General. Both are located on North Main Street, at the bottom of College Hill. The Rhode Island Supreme Court is located along Benefit Street. DEMOGRAPHICS According to the Providence Plan,a local nonprofit aimed at improving city life, 75.6% of College Hill residents are white while 13.6 % are Asian, both well-above the city-wide averages of 54.5% and 6.2% respectively. African-Americans and Hispanics each comprise about 5% of the population.http://204.17.79.244/profiles/coh_main.html Median family income on College Hill is $121,521, well above hate city-wide average. About 5% of households live below the poverty line. Fewer than 1% of households receive any public assistance.http://204.17.79.244/profiles/coh_main.html UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS The College Hill contains nearly all of Brown University 's academic and residential facilities, including the Main Green, the Rockefeller Library, the Pembroke Campus, and the School Of Medicine . Most of Rhode Island School Of Design 's buildings are along the slope of College Hill. Moses Brown, on Lloyd Avenue and Wheeler School, on Hope Street, are notable private schools on College Hill. Hope High School is located at the corner of Hope and Olney Streets, is one of Providence's major public high schools.http://www.providenceschools.org/hs/hope/arts/index.html SHOPPING AND RESTAURANTS Numerous cafes, restaurants, and shops are located along Thayer Street, adjoining Brown University at Veteran's Gate. Both streets are home to numerous small and independent shops, though Thayer Street has a few chain stores. Brown University's bookstore is located on Thayer.http://bookstore.brown.edu/Thayer Street's Avon Cinema , dating back to the early twentieth century, is a noted College Hill landmark.http://www.avoncinema.com/ PARKS
LANDMARKS The base of College Hill is the oldest area of the city. The Providence Preservation Society http://www.ppsri.org/ and the Rhode Island Historical Society have preserved numerous historic buildings in the College Hill area. Landmarks include:
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