Newport Steam Factory
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| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°29′3″N 71°18′58″W / 41.48417°N 71.31611°WCoordinates: 41°29′3″N 71°18′58″W / 41.48417°N 71.31611°W |
| Built | 1831 |
| Part of | Southern Thames Historic District (ID08000314) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000030 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
| Designated CP | June 26, 2008 |
The Newport Steam Factory is an historic building at 449 Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a 3+1⁄2-story stone structure, 120 feet (37 m) by 48 feet (15 m). It was built in 1831 by a group of local businessmen in an effort to boost the local economy, which had suffered since the British occupation during the American Revolutionary War. The building was used as a cotton mill until 1857. In 1892 it was purchased by the Newport Illuminating Company.[2] It is now part of the International Yacht Restoration School.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Newport Steam Factory" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
External links[]
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-324, "Newport Steam Factory, 449 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI", 8 photos, 4 measured drawings, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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- Industrial buildings completed in 1831
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Energy infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places
- Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Newport, Rhode Island
- Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs