Newport Steam Factory
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The Newport Steam Factory is an historic building at 449 Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />3+1⁄2-story stone structure, Script error: No such module "convert". by Script error: No such module "convert".. It was built in 1831 by a group of local businessmen in an effort to boost the local economy, which had suffered since the British occupation during the American Revolutionary War. The building was used as a cotton mill until 1857. In 1892 it was purchased by the Newport Illuminating Company.[1] It is now part of the International Yacht Restoration School.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[2]
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-324, "Newport Steam Factory, 449 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI", 8 photos, 4 measured drawings, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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- Industrial buildings completed in 1831
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Energy infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places
- Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Newport, Rhode Island
- Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island