Alexander Smith And Sons Carpet Company. During the great depression it was agreed that employees hours would be cut but jobs were not. The alexander smith carpet mills historic district is a national historic district located at yonkers westchester county new york. Industry and commerce yonkers n y record type.
They were developed between 1871 and 1930 in the vicinity of northeastern getty square along the banks of the saw mill river. Moquette mills yonkers ny built approx 1871 engraving.
Other buildings stretched away behind it with smoking chimneys.
Alexander smith was elected to congress in 1878 but died on the evening of election day. It encompasses 19 stylistically varied mill buildings and six rows of workers housing. The alexander smith carpet mills historic district is a national historic district located at yonkers westchester county new york it includes 85 contributing buildings. Alexander smith started his carpet manufacturing plant in 1845 in west farms new york.
