Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic District

Yonkers mayor mike spano joined the owners of the historic alexander smith carpet mills property and local artists to announce their proposal of the carpet mills arts district cmad in yonkers.

Alexander smith carpet mills historic district.

It is approximately 112 acres of waterfront. Media in category alexander smith carpet mills the following 2 files are in this category out of 2 total. The worsted yarn mill. Smith alexander carpet mills historic district.

This mill was used for spinning and printing. 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. 40 56 34 8 n 73 53 02 4 w. It encompasses 19 stylistically varied mill buildings and six rows of workers housing.

The alexander smith and sons carpet company complex comprises what is perhaps the largest intact mill site in the hudson valley. Roughly bounded by saw mill river rd orchard st lake and ashburton aves. For the first time owners representing over 1 5 million square feet of the historic carpet mills have partnered with the city of yonkers to create an arts district. They were developed between 1871 and 1930 in the vicinity of northeastern getty square along the banks of the saw mill river.

In the 19th century the mills became one of the largest carpet manufacturers in the new york city metropolitan area united states world. The section at left is the oldest surviving mill building dating to 1871. 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.

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. Alexander smith carpet mills historic district. The nearly identical northern wing was completed by 1883. Place listed on the national register of historic places.

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. Alexander smith carpet mills were a large part of yonkers industrial history and lent their name to this waterfront development plan. It encompasses 19 stylistically varied mill buildings and six rows of workers housing. They were developed between 1871 and 1930 in the vicinity of northeastern getty square along the banks of the saw mill river.