{"nrhp_refnum":"83000657","name":"Cornell Mills","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Alden St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.68419926050004,"lon":-71.13314163501435,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A granite textile mill complex on Alden Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, built in 1890 on the north side of the Quequechan River. It includes a large main mill, an engine house, smaller outbuildings and a 160-foot brick chimney.","why_significant":"The mill is described as a substantial, well-preserved example of late 19th century granite mill architecture. It also represents Fall River's manufacturing predominance in that period. The form states that it meets criteria A and C.","narrative":"Cornell Mills is a granite textile mill complex on Alden Street in Fall River, built in 1890 on the north side of the Quequechan River and clearly visible from Interstate 195. The main mill rises three stories above a basement and measures 370 by 120 feet. It is built of rough granite blocks, with finished blocks at the corners, lintels and buttresses. Six buttresses divide the main facade into regular bays, and large windows reflect the greater window-to-wall ratio of later granite mills. A bracketed cornice and low-pitched roof finish the building. The site also holds a two-story granite engine house, a brick garage, a small granite waste house, a wooden storehouse and a 160-foot brick chimney. The company was organized in 1889 and produced print cloth and odd goods. At its peak it ran 45,040 spindles and 1,114 looms, and it closed in 1930. The property is significant for its architecture and its role in Fall River's textile manufacturing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th century granite mill architecture","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The mill closed in 1930. The form describes the buildings as well preserved.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.415541-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/7897/63789736/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000657.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000657/91505e5788-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000657/91505e5788-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cornell_Mill_FR.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cornell_Mill_FR.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789736","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Mills","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5171543"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/cornell-mills-83000657/"}