The Greystone Historic District is a

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encompassing the early 20th-century mill village of Greystone in

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. The district most significant elements is the Greystone Mill, a complex of brick industrial buildings on the North Providence side of the

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, as well as the dam spanning the river and a water tank in Johnston. The village, entirely in North Providence, was developed between 1904 and 1912 by Joseph Benn and Company, the mill proprietors, to provide housing for its workers. The main focus of the village is on junction of Greystone Road and Oakleigh Avenue. The company built a variety of housing types, including duplexes and tenements, which line some of the side streets. There are four houses, dating as far back as 1822, that predate the primary industrial activity here. The most prominent feature of the village is the Greystone ( Primitive) Methodist Church on Oakleigh Avenue. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. NorthProvidenceRI GreystoneMillHousing3

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Historic districts in Providence County, Rhode Island North Providence, Rhode Island Johnston, Rhode Island Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island {{ProvidenceCountyRI-NRHP-stub

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