Newport Steam Factory | |
Location: | Newport, Rhode Island |
Coordinates: | 41.4842°N -71.3161°W |
Built: | 1831 |
Added: | January 20, 1972 |
Refnum: | 72000030 |
Nrhp Type2: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Nrhp Type2: | June 26, 2008 |
Partof: | Southern Thames Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 08000314 |
The Newport Steam Factory is an historic building at 449 Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a -story stone structure, 120feet by 48feet. It was built in 1831 by a group of local businessmen in an effort to boost the local economy, which had suffered since the British occupation during the American Revolutionary War. The building was used as a cotton mill until 1857. In 1892 it was purchased by the Newport Illuminating Company.[1] It is now part of the International Yacht Restoration School.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.