Phillipsdale Historic District

Historic district in Rhode Island, United States

United States historic place


Phillipsdale Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


41°50′27″N 71°22′10″W / 41.84083°N 71.36944°W / 41.84083; -71.36944
Area	67 acres (27 ha)
Built	1883
Architect	Multiple
NRHP reference No.	11000675^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 2011

The Phillipsdale Historic District encompasses a historic mill village along the Seekonk River in East Providence, Rhode Island. The village grew up around the Richmond Paper Company Mill Complex, built 1883-1887, which is separately listed on the National Register. It also includes 75 units of worker housing, as well as five houses (the oldest of which dates to c. 1750) that predate the mill complex's construction. The Phillipsdale area was the largest source of employment in East Providence between 1893 and 1910. The district is centered on Roger Williams Avenue and Bourne Avenue, and includes properties on Ruth Avenue and the grid of roads between Ruth and Roger Williams. It also includes Omega Pond (the historic mill pond) and the Omega Pond Railroad Bridge.^[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "NRHP nomination for Phillipsdale Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved April 11, 2014.