Slide Title
Preview

Date
Spring 3-1974
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.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
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.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Blackstone Falls" (1974). Browse All. 278.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/278
Keywords
elderly housing; mills; public housing; Central Falls, Rhode Island;
Notes
http://www.brunercott.com/library/blackstonefalls/blackfalls.html