Newport Steam Factory | |
Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 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] |
Significant dates | |
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]