The Union Mills company was incorporated in 1859, and was the first large steam-powered mill built in the city, having installed Corliss steam engines. The buildings are constructed from local Fall River granite. The company's first president was S. Angier Chace, and David Anthony was the first treasurer.[2] It was the first mill corporation established in the city on the basis of general subscriptions.[3]
In 1865, Mill No. 2 was constructed. In 1876 the original gable roofs of both mills were removed and replaced with flat roofs, thereby adding additional floor space.[4] A third mill was later constructed adjacent to Mill No. 2, but was demolished in the 1960s for the construction of Interstate 195. Production of textiles ceased in 1929.
Over the years, the Union Mills have been occupied by numerous small businesses, including Nate Lions Appliance Warehouse[5] for many years before its move to the nearby Durfee Mills. Both mills have been completely restored and are now the location of Prima CARE Medical Center.[6]
union, mills, fall, river, massachusetts, union, mills, historic, textile, mill, complex, located, pleasant, street, fall, river, massachusetts, union, millsu, national, register, historic, placesunion, mill, 2show, massachusettsshow, united, stateslocationfal. Union Mills is a historic textile mill complex located on Pleasant Street in Fall River Massachusetts Union MillsU S National Register of Historic PlacesUnion Mill No 2Show map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationFall River MassachusettsCoordinates41 41 44 N 71 8 32 W 41 69556 N 71 14222 W 41 69556 71 14222Built1859ArchitectBrown Josiah Davol Wm C Architectural styleItalianateMPSFall River MRANRHP reference No 83000726 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 16 1983Union Mill No 11883 map of Union MillsThe Union Mills company was incorporated in 1859 and was the first large steam powered mill built in the city having installed Corliss steam engines The buildings are constructed from local Fall River granite The company s first president was S Angier Chace and David Anthony was the first treasurer 2 It was the first mill corporation established in the city on the basis of general subscriptions 3 In 1865 Mill No 2 was constructed In 1876 the original gable roofs of both mills were removed and replaced with flat roofs thereby adding additional floor space 4 A third mill was later constructed adjacent to Mill No 2 but was demolished in the 1960s for the construction of Interstate 195 Production of textiles ceased in 1929 In 1968 the site was photographed by Jack E Boucher of the Historic American Buildings Survey along with the adjacent Durfee Mills as part of the New England Textile Mill Survey II led by Robert M Vogel of the Smithsonian Institution The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 Over the years the Union Mills have been occupied by numerous small businesses including Nate Lions Appliance Warehouse 5 for many years before its move to the nearby Durfee Mills Both mills have been completely restored and are now the location of Prima CARE Medical Center 6 See also EditNational Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River Massachusetts List of mills in Fall River MassachusettsReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Phillips History of Fall River Earle History of Fall River 1877 HABS Record 1968 Nate Lions Appliance Warehouse Prima CARE Medical Center This article about a National Register of Historic Places listing in Bristol County Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Union Mills Fall River Massachusetts amp oldid 1015158853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
