Crescent Mill

Crescent Mill
Crescent Mill
Crescent Mill is located in Massachusetts
Location: Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°41′51″N 71°8′49″W / 41.6975°N 71.14694°W / 41.6975; -71.14694Coordinates: 41°41′51″N 71°8′49″W / 41.6975°N 71.14694°W / 41.6975; -71.14694
Built: 1872
Architectural style: Italianate
Governing body: Private
MPS: Fall River MRA
NRHP Reference#:

83000659

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Added to NRHP: February 16, 1983

Crescent Mill is an historic cotton textile mill located at 30 Front Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The mill was organized in 1871 and built in 1872 from native Fall River granite in the Italianate style. It had a capacity of 33,280 spindles. Benjamin Covel served as the company's first president. The mill was sold to Merchants Manufacturing Company in 1893, and became known as Merchant's Mill No. 3.[2]

The Crescent Mill was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.

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