Berkeley Mill Village is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

encompassing the mill village of Berkeley in

Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberland is the northeasternmost town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, first settled in 1635 and incorporated in 1746. The population was 36,405 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-largest municipality and the largest ...

. The village is roughly bounded by Martin Street and Mendon Road on the north and east, railroad tracks to the west, and St. Joseph Cemetery to the south. The village, including a mill complex and mill employee housing, was built in 1872 by the Lonsdale Company. Most of the residential structures built are two-story brick duplexes, although Mendon Street is lined with a number of fine Queen Anne Victorian houses. A stick-style church building (now used for non-religious purposes), stands on Mendon Street at the northern end of the district. In 1922, its textile mills were temporarily shutdown by the New England Textile Strike over an attempted wage cut and hours increase. The district was added to the

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in 1972.

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Populated places in Providence County, Rhode Island Buildings and structures in Cumberland, Rhode Island Historic districts in Providence County, Rhode Island Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island {{ProvidenceCountyRI-NRHP-stub

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