Berkeley Mill Village

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Berkeley Mill Village
Berkeley Mill RI.jpg
Berkeley Mill complex at 30 Martin Street
Berkeley Mill Village is located in Rhode Island
Berkeley Mill Village
LocationCumberland (Berkeley), Rhode Island
Area125 acres (51 ha)
Built1872
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.72000036 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972

Berkeley Mill Village is a historic district encompassing the mill village of Berkeley in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The village is roughly bounded by Martin Street and Mendon Road on the north and east, railroad tracks to the west, and St. Joseph Cemetery to the south. The village, including a mill complex and mill employee housing, was built in 1872 by the . Most of the residential structures built are two-story brick duplexes, although Mendon Street is lined with a number of fine Queen Anne Victorian houses. A c. 1892 Stick-style church building (now used for non-religious purposes), stands on Mendon Street at the northern end of the district.[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Berkeley Mill Village" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

Coordinates: 41°55′48″N 71°25′22″W / 41.929916°N 71.422702°W / 41.929916; -71.422702


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