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Glenark Mills
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National Register of Historic Places

Glenark Mills

Also known as Glenark Landing

On the National Register since 198937 years
Late VictorianListed 1989Woonsocket
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Glenark Mills

Glenark Mills, at 64 East St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1989. The Register lists it for its industry and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 52 other Rhode Island listings. It was listed as part of Woonsocket MRA. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFactory in Rhode Island, United States of America. 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 · 119 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

64 East St., Woonsocket · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Glenark MillsStart here
  2. 2Hope Street SchoolBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Woonsocket Rubber Company MillMid-19th Century · Built 1857 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Hanora MillsGreek Revival · next door
  5. 5Island Place Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BJohn Arnold HouseBuilding0.3 miBJules Desurmont Worsted Company MillBuilding0.3 miBBernon Worsted MillBuilding0.4 miBLogee HouseBuilding0.4 miDWoonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.4 miDAllen Street Historic DistrictMid-19th Century0.4 miBWoonsocket City HallItalianate0.4 miDMain Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBHarris WarehouseBuilding0.4 miDSouth Main Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBGrove Street Elementary SchoolBuilding0.5 miBWoonsocket District CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBHonan's Block and 112-114 Main StreetEastlake0.5 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts0.5 miDCato Hill Historic DistrictFederal0.5 miDCato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.5 mi
More like it

Late Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late Victorian.

Allen Street Historic District0.4 mi away
St. Andrews Episcopal Chapel0.7 mi away
Taft Brothers Block7.8 mi away
Franklin Common Historic District8.7 mi away

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Questions about Glenark Mills

Is Glenark Mills on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 15, 1989 (Register number 89000409).

Is Glenark Mills a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Eleazer Arnold House, 8.3 miles away.

Can you visit Glenark Mills?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Glenark Mills?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 119 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 41374496 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.