Newport Steam Factory - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Newport Steam Factory - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Newport Steam Factory is an historic building at 449 Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a -story stone structure, by . 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. It is now part of the International Yacht Restoration School. Read more on Wikipedia
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