Durfee Mills

Durfee Mills
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mill No. 2
Location:	Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates:	41°41′54″N 71°8′59″W / 41.69833°N 71.14972°W / 41.69833; -71.14972Coordinates: 41°41′54″N 71°8′59″W / 41.69833°N 71.14972°W / 41.69833; -71.14972
Built:	1866
Architectural style:	Italianate
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	Fall River MRA
NRHP Reference#:	83000664 [1]
Added to NRHP:	February 16, 1983

Durfee Mills in 1968

Durfee Mills is an historic textile mill complex located at 359-479 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Mill No. 1 was built in 1866 for the manufacture of cotton cloth. The company was named in honor of Major Bradford Durfee.^[2] The mill complex is the largest, and most complete in the city. Mill No. 2 was added in 1871, and Mill No. 3 in 1881, raising the capacity to 109,360 spindles. It produced 23 million yards of cotton cloth annually.

After the Great Fall River Fire of 1874 the sloped roof was retrofitted with a flat roof to ease allow fire fighting. ^[3]

The company was liquidated in 1935. In 1968, the site was photographed by Jack E. Boucher as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey^[4]

The mills were added to the National Historic Register in 1983.

Today, the site, along with the adjacent Union Mills is occupied by numerous retail businesses and a restaurant, and is known as the Durfee-Union Mills. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has an office in the complex.^[5]

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts
• List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Phillips History of Fall River
3. ^ http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x1548675923/Mill-fire-sparked-workers-rights-battle#ixzz1V4AHigwY Herald News article Apr 13, 2009
4. ^ HABS
5. ^ Mass RMV

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