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Old Slater Mill
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★ National Historic Landmark

Old Slater Mill

Also known as Slater Mill Historic Site

Pawtucket’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 13, 1966; only 11 of Rhode Island’s 768 listings are older
Listed 1966Pawtucket
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About

About the district

Old Slater Mill, at Roosevelt Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Nov 13, 1966: one of 44 Landmarks in Rhode Island. Only 11 of Rhode Island’s 768 listings are older. The Register lists it for its industry and invention, at the national level. The district takes in 3 historic buildings. The listing covers 4.2 acres. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isUnited States historic place in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 146 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1955 to today

  1. 1955Built
  2. 1966Added to the National Register and named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 2026On the Register for 60 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Old Slater MillStart here
  2. 2Main Street BridgeStructure · next door
  3. 3Bridge Mill Power PlantBuilding · next door
  4. 4Pawtucket Congregational ChurchRomanesque · Built 1867 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Pitcher-Goff HouseItalianate · next door
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPawtucket Post OfficeBuilding0.1 miBSayles, Deborah Cook, Public LibraryGreek Revival0.1 miBPawtucket City HallArt Deco0.1 miOLiberty Arming the PatriotBuilt 18970.2 miDDowntown Pawtucket Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBPawtucket Elks Lodge BuildingSpanish Renaissance Revival0.2 miBPawtucket Times BuildingBuilding0.2 miBPawtucket ArmoryBuilding0.2 miDExchange Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.2 miBTrinity ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBJoseph Spaulding HouseVictorian0.3 miBSt. Paul's ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBChurch Hill Grammar SchoolLate Victorian0.3 miDChurch Hill Industrial DistrictDistrict0.3 miBGately BuildingColonial Revival0.3 miBLeroy TheatreAdamesque0.3 miBNathaniel Montgomery HouseFederal0.3 miBLorenzo Crandall HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi
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DSouth Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miStDivision Street BridgeStructure0.4 miBPotter-Collyer HouseVernacular0.4 miDChurch Hill Industrial District (Boundary Increase)Classical Revival0.4 miBSt. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception ComplexVictorian Gothic0.5 miBChilds-Brown HouseItalianate0.5 miDQuality Hill Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBG.A. Burnham HouseBuilding0.5 miBJohn E. Adams HouseItalianate0.5 miBCentral Falls Congregational ChurchShingle Style0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Eleazer Arnold House2.6 mi away · 1968
Gov. Henry Lippitt HouseBuilt 1862 · 3.5 mi away · 1976
Nelson W. Aldrich House3.6 mi away · 1976
University Hall, Brown University3.7 mi away · 1962

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Questions about Old Slater Mill

Is Old Slater Mill on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 13, 1966 (Register number 66000001).

Is Old Slater Mill a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Nov 13, 1966. Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Old Slater Mill?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Old Slater Mill?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 146 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41374777 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.