Wanskuck is a neighborhood in the northern edge of Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. Along with Charles

Charles, Providence, Rhode Island

Charles is a neighborhood in northern Providence, Rhode Island. Along with Wanskuck, it comprises what is sometimes referred to as the North End. To the west Charles is partitioned from Wanskuck by Route 146, while the Chad Brown public housing complex separates Charles from Smith Hill to the...

, it is one of two neighborhoods comprising what is often referred to as the North End. Wanskuck is bounded to the east by Route 146, to the west by Providence College

Providence College

Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...

, Admiral street, Douglas avenue, and Huxley avenue, and to the south roughly by Fillmore street. Parts of Wanskuck north of Branch avenue are the Wanskuck Historic District

Wanskuck Historic District

Wanskuck Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Branch Avenue, Louisquisset Pike, and the town boundary in Providence, Rhode Island....

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