About Us • 237 unit
loft style apartment complex offering studio, one and two-bedroom
apartment homes
• Located
in one of Providences' most distinct historic urban mill mixed use
neighborhoods
• National
Register of Historic Places
History of The Foundry and The Promenade
Apartments In
1968 Brown and Sharpe sold the company's Providence facilities to
the Guerra family and moved to a new building on Frenchtown Road
in North Kingstown, RI. The Guerra family has developed The
Foundry as Providences' most distinct historic urban
mill mixed use neighborhoods. In 2005 The Foundry Associates rehabbed
the last and largest building at The Foundry – The Promenade,
a 237-unit loft style apartment complex offering studio, one and
two-bedroom apartment homes – a unique addition to the existing
9 office buidings in the 1,000,000 square foot complex.
National Register of Historic Places Excerpted from the Providence Journal, 5/27/2003
The large mill complex on Promenade Street, built for the Brown
& Sharpe Manufacturing Co., has been added to the National Register
of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of
properties throughout the country whose historical and/or architectural
significance make them worthy of preservation.
"This sprawling, historic complex of buildings is a stunning
reminder of Providence's industrial might from the late-19th to
the mid-20th century," according to the RIHPHC. Edward F. Sanderson,
executive director of the commission said, "National Register
designation gives recognition to the importance of Brown & Sharpe
in the history of Providence and the nation. This listing makes
the mill complex eligible for federal and state tax incentives that
will assist in preserving and reusing one of the city's key landmarks."
In
1968 Brown and Sharpe sold the company's Providence facilities to
the Guerra family and moved to a new building on Frenchtown Road
in North Kingstown, RI. The Guerra family has developed 
"This sprawling, historic complex of buildings is a stunning
reminder of Providence's industrial might from the late-19th to
the mid-20th century," according to the RIHPHC. Edward F. Sanderson,
executive director of the commission said, "National Register
designation gives recognition to the importance of Brown & Sharpe
in the history of Providence and the nation. This listing makes
the mill complex eligible for federal and state tax incentives that
will assist in preserving and reusing one of the city's key landmarks."