Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic District

It encompasses 19 stylistically varied mill buildings and six rows of workers housing.

Alexander smith carpet mills historic district. The alexander smith carpet mills historic district is a national historic district located at yonkers westchester county new york it includes 85 contributing buildings. Image from yonkers village history website the area included in the master plan redevelopment the urban renewal and the brownfield opportunity is all the same. The alexander smith carpet mills historic district in yonkers was established in 1983 and contains many of the buildings that made up the factory and offices before the company moved out of new york. Roughly bounded by saw mill river rd orchard st lake and ashburton aves.

Media in category alexander smith carpet mills the following 2 files are in this category out of 2 total. The worsted yarn mill. The nearly identical northern wing was completed by 1883. The alexander smith carpet mills historic district is a national historic district located at yonkers westchester county new york it includes 85 contributing buildings.

They were developed between 1871 and 1930 in the vicinity of northeastern getty square along the banks of the saw mill river. Place listed on the national register of historic places. Smith alexander carpet mills historic district. Alexander smith carpet mills historic district.

This mill was used for spinning and printing. The alexander smith and sons carpet company complex comprises what is perhaps the largest intact mill site in the hudson valley. List of members elect of the united states house of representatives who never took their seats. It encompasses 19 stylistically varied mill buildings and six rows of workers housing.

The section at left is the oldest surviving mill building dating to 1871. Yonkers more than six months after a fire severely damaged one of the former alexander smith carpet mills buildings little has been done to secure the historic structure. It is approximately 112 acres of waterfront. Alexander smith carpet mills were a large part of yonkers industrial history and lent their name to this waterfront development plan.

40 56 34 8 n 73 53 02 4 w. Part of the national register of historic places our iconic properties came to life as the alexander smith carpet mills. National register information system id. They were developed between 1871 and 1930 in the vicinity of northeastern getty square along the banks of the saw mill river.