1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition

 

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Creation Date

1809

Archives Identifier

23.4.4

Location

West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Worktype

textile mills

Image Type

photographic prints

Image Measurements

8 inches x 10 inches

Inscription

[verso, typed:] DATE: 1809 / DESCRIPTION: LIPPITT MILL, Lippitt, West Warwick. 1809. Taller and / larger than the Slater Mill with clerestorey monitor and belfry-crowned / end tower. The detail is tell [sic] domestic.

Description

exterior, south side and facade; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.

Keywords

architecture (discipline); textile mills

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