Wanskuck Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°51′20″N 71°25′56″W / 41.85556°N 71.43222°W / 41.85556; -71.43222
Area	119 acres (48 ha)
Built	1811
NRHP reference  No.	83003867 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1983

The Wanskuck Historic District is a historic district in the city of Providence, Rhode Island encompassing a mill village with more than two hundred years of history. As early as the mid-18th century, mills stood on the West River in northern Providence, a development which continued with the rise of industrialization in the 19th century. The mill village of Wanskuck is organized around three thoroughfares: Branch Street, Veazie Street, and Woodward Road, and is roughly bounded on the east by Louisquisset Pike ( Rhode Island Route 146) and to the northwest by the city line with North Providence. The West River runs through the district, with its banks lined by two late-19th-century mill complexes. The village area includes a variety of examples of mill worker housing, from duplexes to rowhouses, as well as two church complexes and a community hall built in 1884 by the Wanskuck Company. ^[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

References

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