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{{short description|Historic district in Massachusetts, United States}}
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'''Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District''' is a [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] on Quequechan, Jefferson, and Stevens Streets between [[Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)|Interstate-195]] and Denver Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. The district was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.
'''Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District''' is a [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] located on Quequechan, Jefferson, and Stevens Streets between [[Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)|Interstate-195]] and Denver Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. The district was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.


==History==
==History==
The Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District represents the last major area of textile mills developed in [[Fall River]] from the late 1890s into the early 1900s. The mills here are typically much wider than those built in other parts of the city during the 1870s. <ref>[A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984]</ref>
The Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District represents the last major area of [[textile mill]]s developed in Fall River from the late 1890s into the early 1900s. The mills here are typically much wider than those built in other parts of the city during the 1870s.<ref>[A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984]</ref>

In 2009 and 2010, three of the mills in the district were demolished to make way for commercial development, including Hargraves Mill No. 2 (formerly Quaker Fabric), Parker Mills and Barnaby Mills (formerly Frito-Lay and Quality Outlets).


==Mills==
==Mills==
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*Arkwright Mill No. 1 (1897); with detached mill office
*Arkwright Mill No. 1 (1897); with detached mill office
*Barnaby Mills (1893); with large weave mill
*Barnaby Mills (1893); (demolished 2010)
*Davis Mills No. 1 & 2 (1902 & 1908); with detached mill office
*Davis Mills No. 1 & 2 (1902 & 1908); with detached mill office
*Hargraves Mill No. 2
*Hargraves Mill No. 2 (demolished 2009)
*Parker Mills
*Parker Mills (demolished 2009)
*Stevens Mills (partially demolished)
*Stevens Mills; two mills remain (two mills demolished in 2000s, one destroyed by fire in 1990s)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Quequechan River]]
*[[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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[[Category:Historic districts in Bristol County, Massachusetts]]
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 8 August 2023

Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District
Quequechan Street, with view of Arkwright and Davis Mills
Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District
Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District is located in the United States
Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District
LocationFall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°40′59″N 71°8′33″W / 41.68306°N 71.14250°W / 41.68306; -71.14250
Built1882
ArchitectChauncey H. Sears
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000709[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District is a historic district located on Quequechan, Jefferson, and Stevens Streets between Interstate-195 and Denver Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History[edit]

The Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District represents the last major area of textile mills developed in Fall River from the late 1890s into the early 1900s. The mills here are typically much wider than those built in other parts of the city during the 1870s.[2]

In 2009 and 2010, three of the mills in the district were demolished to make way for commercial development, including Hargraves Mill No. 2 (formerly Quaker Fabric), Parker Mills and Barnaby Mills (formerly Frito-Lay and Quality Outlets).

Mills[edit]

The contributing properties include:

  • Arkwright Mill No. 1 (1897); with detached mill office
  • Barnaby Mills (1893); (demolished 2010)
  • Davis Mills No. 1 & 2 (1902 & 1908); with detached mill office
  • Hargraves Mill No. 2 (demolished 2009)
  • Parker Mills (demolished 2009)
  • Stevens Mills; two mills remain (two mills demolished in 2000s, one destroyed by fire in 1990s)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ [A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984]


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