Ashton Historic District
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Ashton Historic District is a nationally recognized historic mill village in Cumberland, Rhode Island, noted for its 19th-century industrial architecture and worker housing associated with the textile industry.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
mill village ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blackstone Canal era industrialization
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New England textile mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | textile industry ⓘ |
| builtEnvironmentType |
brick mill buildings
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company town infrastructure ⓘ wood-frame worker houses ⓘ |
| contains |
Ashton Mill
NERFINISHED
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company-built tenement blocks ⓘ mill owner and manager housing ⓘ mill worker housing ⓘ mill-related outbuildings ⓘ village church ⓘ village school ⓘ village store ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | New England mill village culture ⓘ |
| developedAs | planned mill village ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town of Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Greek Revival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italianate ⓘ Late Victorian industrial ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
linear village layout along the river and mill complex
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proximity of housing to mill complex ⓘ rows of uniform worker housing ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationScope | national ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century industrial architecture
ⓘ
worker housing ⓘ |
| landUseHistoric |
industrial
ⓘ
residential worker housing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Providence County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Blackstone River ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blackstone River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificanceStart | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | protected as historic district ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionHistoric | textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| region | Blackstone River Valley industrial corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates relationship between mill owners and worker housing
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represents 19th-century Rhode Island textile village planning ⓘ |
| transportationContext |
near former Blackstone Canal route
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served historically by regional road network ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cumberland, Rhode Island