- Barnard Mills
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location=Fall River, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 41
lat_seconds = 26
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 8
long_seconds = 26
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1874
architect= Huston,Walter C.
architecture= No Style Listed
added =February 16 ,1983
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Fall River MRA
refnum=83000623cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Barnard Mills is a historic mill at 641-657 Quarry Street in
Fall River, Massachusetts .The mill was organized in 1872, but not built until 1874. It was constructed in native
Fall River granite in the Italianate style for the manufacture of cotton cloth. It had an initial capacity of 28,000 spindles, which was later increased to 66,000 spindles with the construction of an attached weave shed in 1896. L.I. Barnard served as the first president of the company, and N.B. Borden was treasurer.The company was liquidated in 1939. [ [http://www.sailsinc.org/durfee/phillips2-14.pdf Phillips History of Fall River] ]
The mill was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
During the 1980s the mill was converted into a retail outlet center, known as Tower Place, which still operates today. [ [http://www.fallriverma.org/tourism/tourism_shopping.asp City of Fall River tourism link] ]
ee also
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List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts
*List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts References
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