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Hanora Mills
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National Register of Historic Places

Hanora Mills

On the National Register since 198244 years
Greek RevivalListed 1982Woonsocket
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hanora Mills

Hanora Mills, at 1 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 24, 1982. The Register lists it for its industry, engineering and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 121 other Rhode Island listings. It was listed as part of Woonsocket MRA. The listing covers 1 acre. Nine 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 · 16 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1 Main St., Woonsocket · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DAllen Street Historic DistrictMid-19th Century0.1 miBWoonsocket City HallItalianate0.1 miDWoonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.2 miDMain Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBHarris WarehouseBuilding0.2 miBWoonsocket District CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBHonan's Block and 112-114 Main StreetEastlake0.3 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts0.3 miDCato Hill Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miDCato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.3 miBGrove Street Elementary SchoolBuilding0.4 miBL'Eglise du Precieux SangBuilding0.4 miBJules Desurmont Worsted Company MillBuilding0.4 miDFederal Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBStadium BuildingAdamesque0.4 miBLinton BlockRichardsonian0.4 miStWoonsocket Civil War MonumentStructure0.4 miBL'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d' AmeriqueBuilt 19260.4 mi
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BBernon Worsted MillBuilding0.5 miBLogee HouseBuilding0.5 miBJohn Arnold HouseBuilding0.5 miBFirst Universalist ChurchBuilding0.5 miBPothier HouseVictorian0.5 miBSt. Charles Borromeo Church ComplexGothic Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Woonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation)0.2 mi away
Cato Hill Historic District0.3 mi away
North End Historic District0.6 mi away
South Main Street Historic District0.7 mi away

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Questions about Hanora Mills

Is Hanora Mills on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 24, 1982 (Register number 82000139).

Is Hanora 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, 8.4 miles away.

Can you visit Hanora 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 Hanora Mills?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 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 41374482 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.