Georgiaville Mill Historic District - Smithfield RI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The village of Georgiaville was laid out in 1813 centering around a dam built on the Woonasquatucket River for building a mill. The transportation of goods to and from the factory were of prime consideration of the site selection.

The original mill was built in 1813 which was razed in 1951. The predominant building in the district is the Zachariah Allen mill built in 1853. For the times, the mill was one of the most innovative factories and one of the largest.

The Georgia Cotton Manufacturing Company was established in 1813 by Samuel Nightingale, Samuel G Arnold. and Thomas Thompson. The first factory spun and dyed cotton producing gingham. In 1819 power looms were introduced shifting the production to sheeting. The exisiting factories were purchased by Zachariah Allen who vastly expanded the production of cotton products.

Today the factory has been converted to residential property

Street address: Roughly bounded by Stillwater Rd., Cross St., Whipple Ave., and Farnum Pike Smithfield, RI County / Borough / Parish: Providence Year listed: 1985 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction 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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