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Pawtucket (/ pəˈtʌkɪt / ⓘ puh-TUK-it[5]) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence and East Providence to the south, Central Falls and Lincoln to the north, and North Providence to the west.
The Downtown Pawtucket Historic District encompasses a major portion of the central business district of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The city's downtown was developed primarily between 1871 and 1930, covering the period when it grew to become the second-largest city in the state (behind neighboring Providence ). The district is irregularly shaped ...
The male mascot is Paws. The Pawtucket Red Sox, known colloquially as the PawSox, were a professional minor league baseball club based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. From 1973 to 2020, the team was a member of the International League and served as the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. They played their home games at McCoy Stadium, and won ...
May 6, 1971 (From Steeple and Promenade Sts. in Providence to the Massachusetts border in North Smithfield: Pawtucket, Lincoln, Woonsocket, and North Smithfield: Initial listing extended from Providence, through Pawtucket, and as far north as Lincoln; a 1991 expansion (#91001536) extended it to the state line; the canal itself extended into Worcester County, Massachusetts, where it is the ...
The Main Street Bridge is an historic bridge carrying Main Street over the Pawtucket Falls in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The oldest portion of this bridge consists of two flattened-arch spans, each about 40 feet (12 m) in length, with a total bridge length of 110 feet (34 m). The bridge has been widened twice to accommodate increased traffic; the ...
Albert H. Humes (1867–1947), born in Pawtucket, became the city's leading 19th-century architect. Lloyd W. Kent (1907–1991), born in Pawtucket, became prominent Providence architect. R. C. N. Monahan (died 1963), leading 20th-century Pawtucket architect. Edward I. Nickerson (1845–1908), born in Pawtucket, became architect in Providence.
June 30, 1976. The Looff Carousel. Slater Park is the oldest and largest public park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The park is named after Samuel Slater, a famous American industrialist who constructed America's first water-powered textile mill in Pawtucket. The park lies on the banks of the beautiful Ten Mile River and features the 1685 Daggett ...
84002041 [1] Added to NRHP. April 13, 1984. The Quality Hill Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district on the east side of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This area was developed as an upper-class residential area between the 1850s and the 1940s, and its architecture reflects a cross-section of styles popular in that time.