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 Construction" (1974). Browse All. 280.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/280
Keywords
elderly housing; mills; public housing; Central Falls, Rhode Island;
Notes
http://www.brunercott.com/library/blackstonefalls/blackfalls.html