Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District
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Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District is an historic district
located on Quequechan, Jefferson, and Stevens Streets between Interstate-195
and Denver Street in Fall River, Massachusetts
. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983.
from the late 1890s into the early 1900s. The mills here are typically much wider than those built in other parts of the city during the 1870s.
In 2009 and 2010, three of the mills in the district were demolished to make way for commercial development, including Hargraves Mill No. 2 (formerly Quaker Fabrics), Parker Mills and Barnaby Mills (formerly Frito-Lay and Quality Outlets).
include:
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located on Quequechan, Jefferson, and Stevens Streets between Interstate-195
Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)
Interstate 195 is an Interstate Highway running a combined 40.1 miles in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It travels from a junction with Interstate 95 in Providence, Rhode Island east to a junction with Interstate 495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts...
and Denver Street in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983.
History
The Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District represents the last major area of textile mills developed in Fall RiverFall River
-Cities and towns:In Canada:*Fall River, Nova ScotiaIn the United States:*Fall River, Kansas*Fall River, Massachusetts, the largest city with this name*Fall River, Tennessee*Fall River, Wisconsin*Fall River County, South Dakota-Rivers:In Canada:...
from the late 1890s into the early 1900s. The mills here are typically much wider than those built in other parts of the city during the 1870s.
In 2009 and 2010, three of the mills in the district were demolished to make way for commercial development, including Hargraves Mill No. 2 (formerly Quaker Fabrics), Parker Mills and Barnaby Mills (formerly Frito-Lay and Quality Outlets).
Mills
The contributing propertiesContributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
include:
- Arkwright Mill No. 1 (1897); with detached mill office
- Barnaby Mills (1893); (demolished 2010)
- Davis Mills No. 1 & 2 (1902 & 1908); with detached mill office
- Hargraves Mill No. 2 (demolished 2009)
- Parker Mills (demolished 2009)
- Stevens Mills (partially demolished, one burned down)
See also
- Quequechan RiverQuequechan RiverThe Quequechan River , is a river in Fall River, Massachusetts that flows in a northwesterly direction from the South Watuppa Pond to the Taunton River. The word Quequechan means "falling water" in Wampanoag, hence the city's name....
- List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts
- List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts