Lonsdale Historic District
- Address: Lonsdale Ave, Blackstone Ct, Front, Main, Cook, Broad, Mill, Cross and Blackstone Sts
- Village of Lonsdale, RI in Lincoln, RI
- Village of Lonsdale, RI in Cumberland, RI
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1810/00/00 | George Olney and six partners establish the Smithfield Cotton and Woolen Company to build a textile mill at Prays Wading, a naturally shallow spot on the Blackstone River in modern Lincoln, RI. Each partner contributes money or land to the project. | |||||
| 1815/00/00 | By 1815, Smithfield Cotton and Woolen Co has built a dam, a grist mill, four worker homes, and a 30 by 60 foot textile mill at Prays Wading on the Blackstone River. | |||||
| 1820/00/00 | The Smithfield Cotton and Woolen Company fails during the recession after the War of 1812, 1815-1821. | |||||
| 1825/00/00 | Brown and Ives | History | 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. | |||
| 1825/00/00 | Captain Wilbur Kelly invest in the small Smithfield Cotton and Woolen Factory at a crossing point of the Blackstone River in modern Lincoln, Rhode Island. | |||||
| 1826/05/18 | Captain Wilbur Kelly sells his mill and village to the Lonsdale Company, which is own by his former employers the Brown and Ives Company. Kelly is hired by the Lonsdale Co as their head agent, receiving $500 a year for his services. | |||||
| 1831/00/00 | Brown and Ives | Owner | Brown and Ives begin building on a new mill village they named Lonsdale. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Blackstone Canal |
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| Particulars for Lonsdale Historic District: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Industry |
| Architectural Style | Late 19th and 20th century revivals |
| Architectural Style | Late Victorian |
| Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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