Mills in Fall River, Massachusetts: List of Mills in Fall River, Massachusetts, American Printing Co. and Metacomet Mill, Granite Mills

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: List of Mills in Fall River, Massachusetts, American Printing Co. and Metacomet Mill, Granite Mills, Fall River Bleachery, Union Mills (Fall River, Massachusetts), Bourne Mill, Sagamore Mills No. 1 and No. 3, Sagamore Mill No. 2, Durfee Mills, Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District, Wyoming Mills, Stafford Mills, Barnard Mills, Border City Mills, Border City Mill No. 2, Chace Mills, Seaconnett Mills, Laurel Lake Mills, Narragansett Mills, Ashworth Brothers Mill, Hargraves Mill No. 1, Pilgrim Mills, King Philip Mills, Foster Spinning Co., Barnard's Folly. Excerpt: American Printing Co. and Metacomet Mill The Metacomet Mill , built in 1847 by Colonel Richard Borden for the manufacture of cotton textiles, is the oldest remaining textile mill (cloth-producing) in Fall River, Massachusetts . The adjacent American Printing Company Mill No. 7 (also known as Fall River Iron Works Mill No.7) was constructed in 1906 for the production of cotton print cloth. Both structures were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 ( #), and today contain a variety of small businesses. The site was also photographed and surveyed by Jack E. Boucher in 1968, as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey . Historical Background American Printing Company Mill No. 7, built 1906 The Metacomet Mill was originally constructed in 1847 by Colonel Richard Borden, a prominent local industrialist who had begun the Fall River Iron Works in 1821. The plans for the mill were brought from Bolton, England by Major Durfee and William Davol, and it was considered a "model mill" for its time. The mill was constructed of native field stones over the stream of the falling Quequechan River , which powered the machinery of the early mill. It originally had a gable roof and was five and one-half stories...

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