Oriental Mills

The Oriental Mills are a historic textile mill complex at 10 Admiral Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The site consists of seven buildings, constructed between about 1860 and 1917, by a variety of textile manufacturers that operated on the site. The oldest building, from c. 1860, was built by the Oriental Mills Manufacturing Company soon after its founding. It is a large three-story brick structure, presenting eight bays to Admiral Street and thirty to Whipple Street. It has a well-defined Italianate roof line with brackets. Building 3, which lies southeast of Building 1 and fronts on Oriental Street, is from the same time period and exhibits similar styling. Originally used for the manufacture of cotton textiles, the complex was purchased in 1918 by the American Silk Spinning Company, which pioneered the blending of nylon fibers into its products here.[2]

Oriental Mills
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°50′23″N 71°25′10″W
Area3.34 acres (1.35 ha)
Built1860; 1912
ArchitectNiles B. Schubarth, C. R. Makepeace & Company
NRHP reference No.05001463 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2005

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Oriental Mills" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-24.


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