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'''Barnard Mills''' is an historic mill at 641-657 Quarry Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]].
'''Barnard Mills''' is an historic textile mill at 641-657 Quarry Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. Developed beginning in 1874, it was the first mill to use ring spinners instead of mule spinners, and was a major local employer until its closure in 1939. The complex has been redeveloped as a commercial retail space called '''Tower Mill'''. The mill was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris"/>


==Description and history==
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The mill was organized in 1872, but not built until 1874. It was constructed in native [[Fall River granite]] in the Italianate style for the manufacture of cotton cloth. It had an initial capacity of 28,000 spindles, which was later increased to 66,000 spindles with the construction of an attached weave shed in 1896. L.I. Barnard served as the first president of the company, and N.B. Borden was treasurer.
The Barnard Mills complex occupies a highly visible location, set between Quarry Street and the [[Quequechan River]], just northwest of [[Interstate 195 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)|Interstate 195]] at its western junction with [[Massachusetts Route 24]]. The main building is a five-story granite structure, {{convert|280|ft|m}} long and {{convert|74|ft|m}} wide, with a tall centrally positioned Italianate tower. Attached to the southern corner of the main building is a two-story granite weave shed.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.K|title=NRHP nomination for Barnard Mills|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2016-11-19}}</ref>


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The mill corporation was organized in 1872, but the mill was not built until 1874. It was constructed in native [[Fall River granite]] for the manufacture of cotton cloth during the city's post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] textile building boom. It had an initial capacity of 28,000 spindles, which was later increased to 66,000 spindles with the construction of the attached weave shed in 1896. L.I. Barnard served as the first president of the company, and N.B. Borden was treasurer. It was the city's first mill to print cloth wider than {{convert|28|in|cm}}. In its later years, it diversified into the production of tweeds and twills.<ref name=NRHP/> The company was liquidated in 1939.<ref>[http://www.sailsinc.org/durfee/phillips2-14.pdf Phillips History of Fall River]</ref>
The company was liquidated in 1939.<ref>[http://www.sailsinc.org/durfee/phillips2-14.pdf Phillips History of Fall River]</ref>


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During the 1980s the mill was converted into a retail outlet center, known as Tower Place.<ref>[http://www.fallriverma.org/tourism/tourism_shopping.asp City of Fall River tourism link] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919112815/http://www.fallriverma.org/tourism/tourism_shopping.asp |date=September 19, 2008 }}</ref> It is now known as Tower Mill, housing a variety of commercial and retail enterprises.
The mill was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.

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During the 1980s the mill was converted into a retail outlet center, known as Tower Place, which still operates today.<ref>[http://www.fallriverma.org/tourism/tourism_shopping.asp City of Fall River tourism link]</ref>


==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 19:21, 12 March 2023

Barnard Mills
Barnard Mills is located in Massachusetts
Barnard Mills
Barnard Mills is located in the United States
Barnard Mills
Location641–657 Quarry St., Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′26″N 71°8′26″W / 41.69056°N 71.14056°W / 41.69056; -71.14056
Built1874 (1874)
ArchitectWalter C. Huston
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000623[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

Barnard Mills is an historic textile mill at 641-657 Quarry Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Developed beginning in 1874, it was the first mill to use ring spinners instead of mule spinners, and was a major local employer until its closure in 1939. The complex has been redeveloped as a commercial retail space called Tower Mill. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Description and history[edit]

The Barnard Mills complex occupies a highly visible location, set between Quarry Street and the Quequechan River, just northwest of Interstate 195 at its western junction with Massachusetts Route 24. The main building is a five-story granite structure, 280 feet (85 m) long and 74 feet (23 m) wide, with a tall centrally positioned Italianate tower. Attached to the southern corner of the main building is a two-story granite weave shed.[2]

The mill corporation was organized in 1872, but the mill was not built until 1874. It was constructed in native Fall River granite for the manufacture of cotton cloth during the city's post-Civil War textile building boom. It had an initial capacity of 28,000 spindles, which was later increased to 66,000 spindles with the construction of the attached weave shed in 1896. L.I. Barnard served as the first president of the company, and N.B. Borden was treasurer. It was the city's first mill to print cloth wider than 28 inches (71 cm). In its later years, it diversified into the production of tweeds and twills.[2] The company was liquidated in 1939.[3]

During the 1980s the mill was converted into a retail outlet center, known as Tower Place.[4] It is now known as Tower Mill, housing a variety of commercial and retail enterprises.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Barnard Mills". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. ^ Phillips History of Fall River
  4. ^ City of Fall River tourism link Archived September 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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