Harris Mill, Main & Prospect Streets, Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH
Summary
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum
Significance: The earliest surviving woolen mill in the village, it was built by Milan Harris in 1832-1833. It is a rare example of pre-"slow burning" mill construction with its joist floor framing and low "trap door" clerestory windows.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-52
Survey number: HABS NH-171
Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 18t3 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Harris, Milan
Location
Harrisville, 42.94655, -72.09384
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html