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==History== |
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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 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> In 2010 small fires were set but little damage was done |
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==Mills== |
Revision as of 19:51, 1 June 2010
Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District | |
Location | Fall River, Massachusetts |
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Built | 1882 |
Architect | Sears, Chauncey H. |
Architectural style | No Style Listed |
MPS | Fall River MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83000709 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 16, 1983 |
Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District is a historic district 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
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 2010 small fires were set but little damage was done
Mills
The contributing properties include:
- Arkwright Mill No. 1 (1897); with detached mill office
- Barnaby Mills (1893); with large weave mill
- Davis Mills No. 1 & 2 (1902 & 1908); with detached mill office
- Hargraves Mill No. 2 (demolished 2009)
- Parker Mills (demolished 2009)
- Stevens Mills (partially demolished, one burned down)
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts
- List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ [A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984]