Tag: American Woolen Company
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William M. Wood and Charles Fletcher, owners of the National and Providence Worsted Mill, headed the formation of the American Woolen Company, which incorporated in February 1899. The original merger included the Washington Mills in Lawrence; Fitchburg Worsted Company and Beoli Company in Fitchburg; Saranac Worsted Mills in Blackstone, Massachusetts; Fulton Worsted Mills in Fulton, New York; and the National and Providence Worsted, Riverside Worsted, and Valley Worsted Mills in Providence. The American Woolen Company assimilated another 20 companies by June 1899.
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A small, square remnant of a much larger Riverside Mills complex remained as City property for almost 30 years before being torn down.
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A late ninteenth century dye house of the larger Weybosset Mills which has lately become a boutique hotel
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A large mill complex of 13 buildings on 2 acres was converted to apartments and commercial space in 2005
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One of the oldest mill structures in Olneyville, this building housed a collection of 60 artists who were forced out in 2004
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The one that started a revolution. A 13 acre site, bounded by Atwells Ave, Eagle Street, and Valley Street, housing cheap artist studio space and the famous Fort Thunder arts collective.
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A large complex of mill buildings spread out over three city blocks is only partially intact and undergoing revitalization in different forms
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A circa 1900 collection of mill buildings are still in use as manufacturing, small business space, and studios even though the building itself needs maintenance