{"nrhp_refnum":"83000671","name":"Globe Yarn Mills","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Globe St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.68891130250006,"lon":-71.17277592497715,"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 textile mill complex on Globe Street in the Globe Village section of southern Fall River, Massachusetts, made up of two large brick mills built in 1881 and 1886 plus auxiliary buildings.","why_significant":"The complex is presented as representative of late 19th century brick mill construction and as an illustration of the expansion of Fall River's textile industry. The first mill spurred development of the Globe Village area, and the 1886 mill used the first compound condensing steam engine in Fall River. It is cited under criteria A and C.","narrative":"Globe Yarn Mills is a brick textile complex on Globe Street in Fall River's Globe Village. The company was incorporated in 1881 to make yarn and thread, and the East Mill went up that year, measuring 315 by 75 feet with three stories over a basement and a capacity of 32,000 spindles. A West Mill followed in 1886, with wall buttresses and a three-story ell added in 1890. It was powered by the first compound condensing steam engine used in Fall River, a type that needed only about two-thirds of the steam of a single-cylinder engine. The buildings show typical 1880s mill features: brick relieving arches, arched sash windows, bracketed cornices and low-pitched roofs. A boiler house, engine room and a shortened brick chimney also remain. The first mill helped spur growth of the surrounding village, and the complex illustrates how the city's textile industry expanded in the late nineteenth century. Today one mill serves as an outlet store and the other houses light industry.","period_of_significance":"1881-1886","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th century (1880s) brick mill design","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"One mill (#1) is used as a mill outlet by a dress company and the other houses light industry; the chimney is now only 100 feet tall.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.643471-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/7897/63789744/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000671.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000671/acdd00fa08-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000671/acdd00fa08-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe_Mills_FR.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe_Mills_FR.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789744","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Yarn_Mills","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5571024"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/globe-yarn-mills-83000671/"}