Saylesville Historic District - Lincoln RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 53.570 W 071° 24.499
19T E 300208 N 4640683
The district began around 1847 when William F Sayles purchased Pimbley Print Works and became the leader in the technology of fabric finishing.
Waymark Code: WMR24K
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2016
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The district contains over 115 buildings centering around the mills built by the Sayles family. The district also includes houses built by the Sayles, as well as civic buildings including the Memorial Chapel.
The original company has its routes back to 1847 when William F Sayles established the Moshassuck Bleachery, where four tons of cloth daily were finished. In 1854 the original buildings burned and within in months the Sayles brothers replaced the buildings and continued to expand the operation over the next 50 years. The business passed to Frank Sayles in 1894, who brought the operation into the 20th century, both from the size of the operation and the technology they employed for finishing cotton, By 1920, 3,000 workers were employed at the plant. Sayles developed advanced chemical processes for treating cloth, which lead to their "Saylerized" which made the cloth soil resistant and reduced lint. Sayl-A-Set and Sayl-A Shrunk controlled shrinking. The water repellant finish was known as Storm King.
Street address:
Roughly bounded by Memorial Ave., Scotts Road, Industrial Circle, Smithfield Ave., and Woodland Court
Lincoln, RI
County / Borough / Parish: Providence
Year listed: 1984
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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