National Register of Historic Places

Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill

Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
April 30, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89000334

About this property

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. 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.

Location

60--82 S. Main St.
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
42.00021, -71.51669

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill listed on the National Register?

Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill?

Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill is recorded as the industrial era.

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