From campus
From the College Green, cross George Street and walk down Brown Street toward Power Street and the President’s House. When you reach Power Street, cross the street just in front of the President’s House and proceed down the hill on Power Street on the left-hand side. Just next to the President’s House driveway is a black gate in a brick fence. Proceed through the gate and walk down the path through the garden and around the front of the house to the courtyard entrance off of Williams Street.
From the north/Boston
Take I-95 south to Exit 20 (I-195E).
From I-195E, take Exit 1 (Downtown).
At the end of the exit ramp at the light, take a right onto Memorial Drive
Take the first right onto South Water Street
Take a left onto Planet Street, cross Main Street, and continue up the steep
hill to Benefit Street
Take a right onto Benefit Street.
The John Nicholas Brown Center (357 Benefit Street) is on the corner of Williams and Benefit streets.
From the south/New York or the Providence/T.F. Green Airport
Take I-95 north to Exit 19 (I-195E).
Once on I-195E, take Exit 2 (Gano Street).
At the end of the exit ramp, take a left (India Point Park and
waterfront will be ahead).
Continue past the Brown Boat House to a stop sign. Take a right at the stop sign onto Gano Street.
Turn left onto Williams Street, across from the Dunkin Donuts.
Proceed up Williams Street until you reach the corner of Williams and Benefit streets.
The John Nicholas Brown Center (357 Benefit Street) is on the corner of Williams and Benefit streets.
From the East/Cape Cod and Fall River.
Take I-195 west to Exit 3 (Gano Street).
At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Gano Street.
Turn left onto Williams Street, across from the Dunkin Donuts.
Proceed up Williams Street until you reach the corner of Williams and Benefit streets.
The John Nicholas Brown Center (357 Benefit Street) is on the corner of Williams and Benefit streets.
Parking around the Brown campus is very limited. Most of the streets around campus have 2-3 hour parking limits during the day. Please be aware that in these limited-time parking areas the city parking monitors are very vigilant, and there is a high risk of being ticketed. In the outlying residential areas, there is street parking without any time limits, but it may be necessary to walk 10-15 minutes back to campus from some of these areas. There are limited spaces available in Brown’s visitor’s parking lot. For more information about the visitor’s parking lot and parking fees, please visit the Parking Office’s Web site. Although primarily used for faculty and staff, there are a limited number of parking spaces that may be available in the courtyard of the John Nicholas Brown Center. Please contact the administrative coordinator if you have mobility or other issues that would necessitate a parking space close to the Center. There is also a paid parking lot at 121 South Main Street, though the lot fills up quickly on weekdays.
During the school year
Labor Day – Memorial Day
Monday–Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
During the summer
Memorial Day – Labor Day
Monday–Friday
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.