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The Earnscliffe Woolen-Paragon Worsted Company Mill Complex (M&F Worsted; Artcraft Braid; Cathedral Art Metal Co.) is a historic mill at 25 and 39 Manton Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. It consists of a grouping of eleven industrial buildings on 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, on the banks of the ...
Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company Complex, 1896 [3]. The first building was designed in 1872 by Brown & Sharpe employee Thomas McFarlane. [4] It was a huge 66,000 square-foot structure made of brick, cast iron, and concrete, and held space for all the company's functions. [4]
Opened in 1959, Brown's baseball stadium has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. Features include dugouts, bullpens, batting cages, and a press box. [1] On May 5, 2007, the stadium hosted Brown's first ever Ivy League Baseball Championship, a 1–0, 20–6 doubleheader win over Penn. [2] The game was played in front of over 1,500 spectators.
The Davol Rubber Company (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɔː l / DAY-vawl) is a historic industrial site at Davol Square, at Point and Eddy Streets in Providence, Rhode Island. The building was constructed in 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is located adjacent to the historic South Street Landing, which was renovated in 2017.
The owner of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital owes more than $24 million to vendors, according to a newly unsealed lawsuit filed by Attorney General Peter Neronha.
The United States Rubber Company Mill Complex is a historic industrial facility in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a large complex of factory buildings covering about 23 acres (9.3 ha) on the north bank of the Woonasquatucket River. It is bounded on the west by Ericson Place, the north by Valley Street, and the east by Hemlock Street.
In the early twentieth century, the complex was the site of several labor strikes. In 1902, 800 workers went on strike over an increase in the pace of work and a reduction in their wages linked with the implementation by the 58-hour work week in Rhode Island. [5] Employees returned to work after one week. [6]
The Providence College club hockey team and intramurals also play at the arena. The building also serves as the home of many of Rhode Island's youth and high school hockey teams as well as junior hockey programs. Jimmy Walker Strength & Conditioning Center - Named after Friar basketball legend Jimmy Walker. Located in The Concannon Fitness ...