Historic places in Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Woonsocket in Providence County has 45 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 31 buildings, 12 districts, 1 object, 1 structure. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2024. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, industry, social history.

Featured sites

Hanora Mills
Hanora MillsWoonsocket, RI · Building
Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage & Cemetery
Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage & CemeteryWoonsocket, RI · Building
St. Andrews Episcopal Chapel
St. Andrews Episcopal ChapelWoonsocket, RI · Building
Woonsocket City Hall
Woonsocket City HallWoonsocket, RI · Building

Every National Register listing in Woonsocket

  1. Hanora Mills

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryEngineeringArchitecture

    The Hanora Mills (also known as the Hanora Lippitt Mills Apartments) are a historic textile mill complex in the center of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    1 Main St. · NPS record #82000139

  2. Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage & Cemetery

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitectureReligionSocial History

    The Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage and Cemetery, is a Friends meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), rebuilt in 1881. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000008

  3. St. Andrews Episcopal Chapel

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    St. [Wikipedia]

    576 Fairmont St. · NPS record #82000005

  4. Woonsocket City Hall (also Harris Institute)

    Listed May 1, 1974 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationPolitics/GovernmentArchitectureSocial History

    The Woonsocket City Hall, (also known as the Harris Institute) is located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    169 Main St. · NPS record #74000007

  5. 1761 Milestone

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Object · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Transportation

    The 1761 Milestone is a mile marker located at 640 South Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    640 S. Main St. · NPS record #82000131

  6. Allen Street Historic District

    Listed September 13, 1990 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Allen Street Historic District is a historic district encompassing a collection of smaller textile mills in central Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Allen St. · NPS record #90001349

  7. Arnold, John, House

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The main block of this two-story wood-frame house is conventionally believed to have been built in 1712, but there is architectural evidence parts of it may be even older. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000132

  8. Bernon Worsted Mill

    Listed June 10, 2005 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureIndustry

    The Bernon Worsted Mill is an historic textile mill at 828 Park Avenue in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    828 Park Ave. · NPS record #05000585

  9. Cato Hill Historic District (also See Also:Cato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase); Cat)

    Listed August 10, 1976 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    BlackEuropeanArchitectureSocial History

    The Cato Hill Historic District is a residential historic district (United States) in central Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    RI 44 · NPS record #76002255

  10. Cato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) (also See Also:Cato Hill Historic District)

    Listed November 24, 1982 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Social History

    Roughly bounded by Arnold, Blackstone, Cherry, and Railroad Sts. · NPS record #82000134

  11. Darling, Henry, House

    Listed November 26, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Landscape ArchitectureArchitecture

    The two-story wood-frame house was constructed in 1865 by Henry Darling, a farmer, and was at that time on the rural outskirts of Woonsocket. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000136

  12. Federal Street Historic District

    Listed October 9, 2024 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And Development

    122, 142 & 160 Clinton Street and 1, 43, & 77 Federal Street · NPS record #100010921

  13. First Universalist Church

    Listed March 27, 2020 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureReligion

    78 Earle St. · NPS record #100005156

  14. French Worsted Company Mill Historic District

    Listed May 21, 2008 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The French Worsted Company Mill Historic District encompassed a historic mill complex in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    153 Hamlet Ave. · NPS record #08000453

  15. Gaulin, Alphonse, Jr., House

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Alphonse Gaulin Jr. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000137

  16. Glenark Mills (also Glenark Landing)

    Listed May 15, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Glenark Mills or Glenark Landing is a historic textile mill complex on 64 East Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    64 East St. · NPS record #89000409

  17. Grove Street Elementary School

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitecture

    The Grove Street Elementary School is a historic school in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    312 Grove St. · NPS record #82000138

  18. Harris Warehouse

    Listed July 1, 1976 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryEngineeringTransportationArchitecture

    The Harris Warehouse is an historic storage facility on 61 Railroad Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    61 Railroad St. · NPS record #76000047

  19. Honan's Block and 112-114 Main Street

    Listed August 3, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    Honan's Block and 112–114 Main Street are a pair of joined commercial buildings in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    110--114 Main St. · NPS record #89000941

  20. Hope Street School

    Listed April 14, 2000 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Hope Street School is an historic school building at 46 Hope Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    40 Hope St. · NPS record #00000383

  21. Island Place Historic District (also See Also: Woonsocket Rubber Co. Mill)

    Listed September 13, 1990 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Island Place Historic District is a historic district at Island Place and South Main Street at Market Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Island Place and S. Main St. at Market Sq. · NPS record #90001348

  22. Jenckes Mansion

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Jenckes Mansion is an historic house in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000140

  23. Jules Desurmont Worsted Company Mill (also Desurmont Worsted Company; Riverside Worsted Company)

    Listed January 12, 2007 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEngineeringIndustrySocial History

    The Jules Desurmont Worsted Company Mill is a historic mill at 84 Fairmount Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    84 Fairmount St. · NPS record #06001257

  24. L'Eglise du Precieux Sang (also The Precious Blood Church Complex and Chateau Clare)

    Listed July 26, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitectureReligionSocial History

    L'Église du Précieux Sang (also known as The Church of the Precious Blood (in French) is a historic Roman Catholic church complex at 94 Carrington Avenue and 61 Park Avenue in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, within the Diocese of Providence. [Wikipedia]

    94 Carrington Ave. and 61 Park Ave. · NPS record #82000142

  25. L'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d' Amerique

    Listed March 12, 2018 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEthnic HeritageSocial History

    The L'Union Saint Jean-Baptiste d'Amerique is a historic building at 1 Social Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    1 Social St. · NPS record #100002194

  26. Lafayette Worsted Company Administrative Headquarters Historic District (also Guest House; Second Office Building)

    Listed August 7, 2017 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommunity Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Lafayette Worsted Company Administrative Headquarters Historic District encompasses the two surviving buildings of a once-extensive textile mill complex in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    134 & 148 Hamlet Ave. · NPS record #100001439

  27. Linton Block

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Linton Block was a historic site in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    3--5 Monument Sq. · NPS record #82000143

  28. Logee House

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    Built in 1729 by a French Huguenot family, this two-story wood-frame house is a rare early-18th-century house in the city, and one of its best-preserved. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000001

  29. Main Street Historic District (also See Also:Woonsocket City Hall; Honan's Block and 112--114 Mai)

    Listed April 18, 1991 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommerceEconomicsTransportationPolitics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The Main Street Historic District is a historic district in the central business district of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. It extends along Main Street, between the railroad tracks just northeast of its junction with Clinton Street, and roughly Ascension Street at the southwest. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly, Main St. E of Market Sq. to Depot Sq. · NPS record #91000461

  30. North End Historic District

    Listed November 24, 1982 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The North End Historic District is a historic district in Woonsocket, Rhode Island encompassing an affluent residential area developed predominantly between about 1880 and 1930. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Verry, Highland, Winter, and Summer Sts. · NPS record #82000002

  31. Philmont Worsted Company Mill

    Listed April 19, 2006 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Industry

    The Philmont Worsted Company Mill is an historic mill building at 685 Social Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    685 Social St. · NPS record #06000296

  32. Pothier House

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/Government

    The Pothier House is a historic house in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000003

  33. Smith-Ballou House

    Listed June 6, 2003 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The 1906 house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #03000184

  34. South Main Street Historic District

    Listed November 24, 1982 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitectureSocial History

    The South Main Street Historic District is a residential historic district in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Mason, Coe, Andrews St., and Bernice Ave. · NPS record #82000009

  35. St. Ann's Church Complex

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArtArchitectureSocial History

    St. [Wikipedia]

    Cumberland and Elm Sts. and Gaulin Ave. · NPS record #82000006

  36. St. Charles Borromeo Church Complex

    Listed February 24, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureReligion

    The St. [Wikipedia]

    N. Main, Daniels and Earle Sts. · NPS record #83000003

  37. Stadium Building (also Stadium Building and Theatre)

    Listed June 30, 1976 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArtArchitecturePerforming Arts

    The Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre & Conservatory is a historic movie theater and concert venue and commercial building at 28 Monument Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    329 Main St. · NPS record #76000006

  38. U.S. Post Office

    Listed May 30, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The U.S. Post Office (now known as the Woonsocket YMCA) is a historic former post office building at 295 Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    295 Main St. · NPS record #79003774

  39. Union Village Historic District (also Union Village)

    Listed July 28, 1978 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    W of Woonsocket on RI 146A · NPS record #78000011

  40. Wilbur, Frank, House

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Frank Wilbur House is a historic house in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA near Park Square, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000012

  41. Woonsocket Civil War Monument

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Structure · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitectureSocial History

    The Woonsocket Civil War Monument is a historic site at Monument Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Monument Sq. · NPS record #82000013

  42. Woonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation) (also Hemond, Inc.; Woonsocket Weaving Co.)

    Listed May 7, 1973 · District · National significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Woonsocket Company Mill Complex (also known as Hemond, Inc., Woonsocket Weaving Co., Blackstone Valley Electric) is a historic district encompassing one of the largest mill complexes in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    100-115 Front St. · NPS record #73000005

  43. Woonsocket District Courthouse

    Listed November 24, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The former Woonsocket District Courthouse is a historic court building on 24 Front Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    24 Front St. · NPS record #82000014

  44. Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill

    Listed May 1, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill is an historic mill at 60-82 Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    60--82 S. Main St. · NPS record #89000334

  45. Woonsocket Senior High and Junior High Schools (also Woonsocket Middle School)

    Listed November 6, 2017 · Building · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEducation

    The Woonsocket Senior High and Junior High Schools is a historic school complex at 357 Park Place in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    357 Park Place · NPS record #100001780

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