Slide Title
Preview
Slide Date
Spring 3-1974
Date
May 2013
Description
The 1840s Blackstone Falls mill complex was turned into 133 units of housing for the elderly. The mill was located on a difficult site: two of its buildings were on an island in the Blackstone River, connected by a series of bridges across a canal. Existing materials were reused wherever possible, and newly constructed buildings in the complex were sheathed in brick and stucco to maintain the mill’s historic appearance.
Document Type
Image
Box Number
16
Slide Number
305
Box/Slide Number
16/305
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Resolution
874 ppi
Thumbnail
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Subject Headings
City planning and redevelopment law -- Housing -- Rhode Island -- Central Falls; Housing -- City planning -- Rhode Island -- Central Falls; Public welfare -- old age assistance;
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Central Falls
Street Address
1485 High St.
Mail To:
JKresten@gmail.com
Keywords
elderly housing; mills; public housing; Central Falls, Rhode Island;
Notes
http://www.brunercott.com/library/blackstonefalls/blackfalls.html