Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown and Ives operated numerous Rhode Island textile mills. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Person | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | Nicholas Brown Jr | 1791 | 1841 |
| Founder | Thomas Poynton Ives | 1791 | 1835 |
| Partner from 1832 | Robert Hale Ives Sr | 1816 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1791/00/00 | Thomas Poynton Ives and Nicholas Brown establish the Providence mercantile firm of Brown and Ives. The firm's trade with China Trade includes silks, spices and tea. | Established | |||||
| 1812/00/00 | The Napoleonic Wars along with the US Embargo Act of 1807, and the War of 1812 make it dangerous for American ships to continue trading around the world. | History | |||||
| 1815/00/00 | Brown and Ives invest in the Blackstone Manufacturing Company. While most textile mills during this period have a few hundred spindles to make thread, the Blackstone Mill has 5,000 spindles. | Owner | Blackstone Manufacturing Company Historic District | Blackstone | Invention of American Textile Mill | ||
| 1825/00/00 | Brown and Ives establish The Lonsdale Water Power Company. Later known as the Lonsdale Company, they will build a new textile empire along the Blackstone River. | History | Lonsdale Historic District | Cumberland, RI | |||
| 1825/00/00 | Brown and Ives establish The Lonsdale Water Power Company. Later known as the Lonsdale Company, they will build a new textile empire along the Blackstone River. | History | Lonsdale Historic District | Lincoln, RI | |||
| 1831/00/00 | Brown and Ives begin building on a new mill village they named Lonsdale. | Owner | Lonsdale Historic District | Cumberland, RI | |||
| 1831/00/00 | Brown and Ives begin building on a new mill village they named Lonsdale. | Owner | Lonsdale Historic District | Lincoln, RI | |||
| 1844/00/00 | Main mill building is built for Brown and Ives, operators of numerous Rhode Island textile mills. | Owner | Hope Village Historic District | Scituate, RI |
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