National Register of Historic Places

Mechanical Fabric Company

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
January 8, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13001059

About this property

The Mechanical Fabric Company is a historic factory complex on Cromwell and Sprague Streets in the West End neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The complex consists of six brick buildings, arranged in roughly parallel rows in a city block bounded by Cromwell, Sprague, and Dexter Streets, and Elmwood Avenue. They were built between 1891 and about 1925. The Mechanical Fabric Company was a major player in the city's rubber industry, and was particularly notable as the site of innovations in the development and manufacture of pneumatic bicycle tires. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. The former mill space was renovated to include several businesses. The larger building at 55 Cromwell Street has been rebranded as "Rooms & Works." It was briefly home to a food incubator, and in 2019 a local gourmet doughnut company moved in with a 5,000 square foot commercial kitchen. Also in 2019, the former mill building at 40R Sprague Street welcomed a two-level, 3,500-square-foot bar and brewery. National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

Location

55 Cromwell St., 40, 40R, 50, 50R Sprague St.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.81004, -71.47408

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Mechanical Fabric Company listed on the National Register?

Mechanical Fabric Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Mechanical Fabric Company?

Mechanical Fabric Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mechanical Fabric Company?

The period of significance for Mechanical Fabric Company is recorded as the industrial era.

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