The Bernon Worsted Mill is an historic textile mill at 828 Park Avenue in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It is a brick building, two stories tall, about 280 feet (85 m) in length. It was built in 1919 by Charles Augustus Proulx, and was operated as a producer of specialty custom worsted wool yarns, in what was then a sparsely populated part of the city. The building saw somewhat regular use in the manufacture of textiles until 2004.[2]

Bernon Worsted Mill
Bernon Worsted Mill
Bernon Worsted Mill is located in Rhode Island
Bernon Worsted Mill
Bernon Worsted Mill is located in the United States
Bernon Worsted Mill
LocationWoonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°59′38″N 71°30′50″W / 41.99389°N 71.51389°W / 41.99389; -71.51389
Area4.37 acres (1.77 ha)
Built1919
NRHP reference No.05000585[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 2005

The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] It was renovated into condominiums in 2005 known as the "Red Mill Lofts."

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Bernon Worsted Mill" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-05.