Slater Mill There are several places that you can visit being in the Slater Mill. For example, visit first of all Sylvanus Brown House! It was built in 1758 and moved to its present location in 1973, it is now “home” to a family of artisans and mill workers. Portrayed by our expert interpreters, the family demonstrates and explains the activities of daily life in the early mill village of Pawtucket. Each member of the family had a series of tasks that had to be done to make sure that food, shelter and clothing were always available. They are working very hard, but they love their work and want to show it for you. Be sure to visit both the living quarters upstairs and the kitchen and flax shed on the lower level.
Don't also miss the Historic Garden! Flax for linen, vegetables for the kitchen and colorful flowers are all grown from historically correct seeds in the kitchen garden between the Sylvanus Brown House and Wilkinson Mill that is also accessible to visitors. View the flax breaking and spinning demonstrations and you'll understand all the beauty of this process.
Enter the bell tower of the Slater Mill and remember the time when children were called from the farm fields to the machines of the spinning and weaving mills that soon lined the banks of the Blackstone and its tributaries by the hundreds. We invite you to the Slater Mill to show and to tell you about the work of people who have once created the American Industrial Revolution. We hope it will be interesting for you.
Operating HoursMarch & April:
Saturday & Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May 1 - June 30:
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily,
closed on non-holiday Mondays.
July 1 - September 30:
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,
closed on non-holiday Mondays.
October 1 - 31:
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily,
closed on non-holiday Mondays.
Entrance FeeAdults (13-64)- $9.00,
Seniors (65+) - $1.00 off adult admission,
Children 6-12 - $7.00;
under 6 free.
DirectionsFrom NY, CT, Providence:
I-95 North to Exit 28 (School St.). Left at bottom of ramp.
Go through light, down hill, bear right across the river and turn right on Roosevelt Ave. Slater Mill is on the right.
From Cape Cod and east:
I-195 West to I-95 North and follow directions above.
From Boston/Attleboro area:
I 95 South to Exit 29 (Downtown Pawtucket) onto Broadway, follow Broadway to merge with Main St. Take right at light. Slater Mill is on your right
From Worcester/Sturbridge area:
Rte. 146 South to Mineral Spring Ave. (Rte 15). Turn left at bottom of ramp and follow Mineral Spring Ave. until it joins Church St. and ends at Park Place. Turn right, then immediate left on Circulator. Bear right on Main St., first left on Roosevelt Ave.
Mailing AdressSlater Mill
67 Roosevelt Avenue,
PO Box 696, Pawtucket,
Rhode Island, 02862-0696.
Phone: (401) 725-8638,
Fax: (401) 722-3040.
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