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Sanford''' Spinning Co.''' is an historic mill at Globe Mills Avenue in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]].
'''Sanford Spinning Company''' is an historic mill complex located on Globe Mills Avenue in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983, along with the adjacent '''Globe Yarn Mills #3'''.<ref>[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.AG MHC Inventory form]</ref>

==History==
The Globe Yarn Company was founded in 1881 by William H. Jennings and Arnold B. Sanford. Mill No. 1 was built soon after on Globe Street. Mill No. 2 was added in 1885, just downhill of the first mill. In 1887, Mill No. 3 was built on Globe Mills Avenue. It is 354 feet long by 100 feet wide. The two Globe Street mills were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] under a separate listing, as [[Globe Yarn Mills]].

In 1891, the Sanford Spinning Company was established on Globe Mills Avenue by Arnold B. Sanford and Arthur H. Mason for the production of fine cotton yarns. Mill No. 1 is built of brick, and is three stories, measuring 374 feet long by 100 feet with. It initially contained about 37,300 mule spindles. The company also built a dye house to the north of the main mill, measuring 150 feet by 68 feet with {{frac|2|1|2}} stories.<ref>History of Fall River, Henry M. Fenner, 1906, A.B., F.T. Smiley Publishing Company, New York.</ref>

In 1899, the mill, along with the nearby Globe Yarn Mills became part of the New England Cotton Yarns Company, a conglomerate of spinning mills based in [[New Bedford]], with plants in [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]] and [[North Dighton]] as well. In 1917, the Sanford Mill was sold to the Passaic Cotton Mills, of [[New Jersey]]. It was subsequently sold to American Cotton Fabric Corporation in 1923. The following year, the mill was acquired by [[Firestone Tire & Rubber Company]] and operated as Firestone Cotton Mills, for the production of tire yarns.


In 1920, Firestone also built a second, new two story mill to the west of the former Globe Yarn Mill No. 3, which it had also acquired. The property is now part of Duro Industries. Former Firestone Mill No. 3, along with the original Sanford dye house have since demolished for the construction of the new Kuss Middle School.<ref>A Guide to Fall River’s Mills And other Industrial Sites, Marc N. Belanger, 2013</ref>
The mill was built in 1887 and added to the National Historic Register in 1983.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts]]
*[[List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts]]
*[[List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts]]


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Latest revision as of 18:30, 28 October 2021

Sanford Spinning Co. and
Globe Yarn Mills No. 3
Sanford Spinning Mill No. 1
Sanford Spinning Co. is located in Massachusetts
Sanford Spinning Co.
Sanford Spinning Co. is located in the United States
Sanford Spinning Co.
LocationFall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′33″N 71°10′45″W / 41.69250°N 71.17917°W / 41.69250; -71.17917
Built1887 (Globe No. 3)
1891 (Sanford No. 1)
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000714 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

Sanford Spinning Company is an historic mill complex located on Globe Mills Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, along with the adjacent Globe Yarn Mills #3.[2]

History[edit]

The Globe Yarn Company was founded in 1881 by William H. Jennings and Arnold B. Sanford. Mill No. 1 was built soon after on Globe Street. Mill No. 2 was added in 1885, just downhill of the first mill. In 1887, Mill No. 3 was built on Globe Mills Avenue. It is 354 feet long by 100 feet wide. The two Globe Street mills were added to the National Register of Historic Places under a separate listing, as Globe Yarn Mills.

In 1891, the Sanford Spinning Company was established on Globe Mills Avenue by Arnold B. Sanford and Arthur H. Mason for the production of fine cotton yarns. Mill No. 1 is built of brick, and is three stories, measuring 374 feet long by 100 feet with. It initially contained about 37,300 mule spindles. The company also built a dye house to the north of the main mill, measuring 150 feet by 68 feet with 2+1⁄2 stories.[3]

In 1899, the mill, along with the nearby Globe Yarn Mills became part of the New England Cotton Yarns Company, a conglomerate of spinning mills based in New Bedford, with plants in Taunton and North Dighton as well. In 1917, the Sanford Mill was sold to the Passaic Cotton Mills, of New Jersey. It was subsequently sold to American Cotton Fabric Corporation in 1923. The following year, the mill was acquired by Firestone Tire & Rubber Company and operated as Firestone Cotton Mills, for the production of tire yarns.

In 1920, Firestone also built a second, new two story mill to the west of the former Globe Yarn Mill No. 3, which it had also acquired. The property is now part of Duro Industries. Former Firestone Mill No. 3, along with the original Sanford dye house have since demolished for the construction of the new Kuss Middle School.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ MHC Inventory form
  3. ^ History of Fall River, Henry M. Fenner, 1906, A.B., F.T. Smiley Publishing Company, New York.
  4. ^ A Guide to Fall River’s Mills And other Industrial Sites, Marc N. Belanger, 2013


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