Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill Explained

Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill
Location:Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates:42°N -71.5172°W
Built:1857
Added:May 1, 1989
Refnum:89000334
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:September 13, 1990
Partof:Island Place Historic District
Partof Refnum:90001348

Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill is an historic mill at 60-82 Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The mill consists of a series of 3- and 4-story brick buildings built between 1865 and 1875 by Edward Harris, one of Woonsocket's leading businessmen. These buildings housed the Woonsocket Rubbert Company, one of Rhode Island's first manufacturer of rubber products, principally shoes, boots, and rubberized fabric. In 1910 the complex was purchased by the Falls Yarn Company, which used it for the production of fine woolen yarns.[1]

The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Another mill owned by Woonsocket Rubber Company, known as the Alice Mill, named for the owner's mother, was located on Fairmount Street in Woonsocket. It was destroyed in a June 7, 2011, fire.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Woonsocket Rubbert Company Mill. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-08-09.
  2. https://www.deseret.com/2011/6/8/20196901/ri-mill-fire-leaves-historic-economic-loss RI mill fire leaves historic, economic loss