Newport Gas Light Company - The Wellington (Newport, Rhode Island)

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Newport Gas Light Company (Coal gassification plant)
The company first lights the streets of Newport on 20 August 1853, moved to this location from the corner of Lee and Thames 1883-1884.
The Gas Company continued providing service to Newport until 1975, when it was purchased by, and consolidated into, the Providence Gas Company. The Newport operation was closed and the plant destroyed. In the 1980’s, the site was developed by Providence Gas into a large resort timeshare. The original property at the corner of Lee Avenue and Thames Street was also developed into a retail/living area.

Industry in the Southern Thames Street Neighborhood of Newport, Rhode Island, 1820 -1920
Daniel P. Titus, Salve Regina University
escholar.salve.edu/fac_staff_pub/31/