The Newport Steam Factory is an historic building at 449
Thames Street in
Newport, Rhode Island
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. 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
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. 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.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1972.
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Industrial buildings completed in 1831
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Energy infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places
Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island
Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Newport, Rhode Island
Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island
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