Sharpe House. View from Carr House (70 Brown Street). 130-32 Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island. The Department of History (79 Brown Street) appears at the left in this picture, and the Brown University Office Building, which houss the campus store, appears behind Sharpe House at the right. Photograph and text by George P. Landow. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL.]
According to Martha Mitchell's Encyclopedia Brunoniana, the university acquired this building in 1921 and until 1960 used it to house Pembroke students, after which it was home to the Education Department (1960-75). I believe it is named after Henry Dexter Sharpe '93 (1872-1954), twelfth chancellor of Brown.
Last modified 22 April 2008