Built 1868 NRHP Reference # 83003809 Area 20 ha | Opened 1868 Added to NRHP 18 November 1983 | |
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Location 5 Carpenter St., 200 Conant St., 457 Lonsdale Ave., 390-400 Pine St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island430 Pine St., 280 Rand St., Central Falls Similar Pawtucket‑Central Falls, Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower, McCoy Stadium, Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket River Bridge | ||
The Conant Thread—Coats & Clark Mill Complex District is a historic district encompassing a large industrial complex which straddles the border between Pawtucket and Central Falls, Rhode Island. This 50-acre (20 ha) industrial area was developed in two phases, with a number of buildings surviving from both of these periods. The first, between 1870 and 1882, resulted in the construction of Mills 2 through 5, a series of large three- and four-story brick buildings which were used in textile manufacturing. A brick office and stables from this period were demolished in 1977, and are the only known brick structures to have been lost. The second phase of construction was between 1917 and 1923, and included the construction of two additional four-story brick mills, a stuccoed recreation hall that has since been converted into a senior center, two two-story brick buildings, and a power plant. This works was first developed by J & P Coats, and became an internationally known source for cotton thread. It was for many years Pawtucket's largest employer.
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.