Rumford Chemical Works and Mill House Historic District

Rumford Chemical Works and Mill House Historic District
Location East Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°50′22″N 71°21′16″W / 41.83944°N 71.35444°W / 41.83944; -71.35444Coordinates: 41°50′22″N 71°21′16″W / 41.83944°N 71.35444°W / 41.83944; -71.35444
Built 1857
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS East Providence MRA
NRHP Reference # 80000007 [1]
Added to NRHP November 28, 1980

The Rumford Chemical Works and Mill House Historic District is a historic district encompassing the remnants of a historical chemical plant in East Providence, Rhode Island. The Rumford Chemical Works established its presence in East Providence (moving from Providence) c. 1857, and eventually built an extensive complex of buildings centered on the junction of Newman and Greenwood Avenues with North Broadway. Its main section originally extended eastward from this junction to a pond which has since been filled in and built over with apartments. The surviving parcel, roughly 8.5 acres (3.4 ha), includes a few wood-frame buildings which may date to the 1857 move, and most prominently includes a large three-story brick warehouse built in 1895. A wood-frame office building stands across North Broadway from the main complex, and a series of duplexes built as worker housing line North Broadway.[2]

Rumford Chemical Works. Engraving published in 1886

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The Rumford Chemical Works are now home to several businesses including Avenue N American Kitchen, the Punch Kettlebell Gym and the Seven Stars Bakery as well as rental apartments and lofts.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Historic Resources of East Providence, Rhode Island (PDF pages 27-8)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-07.


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