{"nrhp_refnum":"83000687","name":"King Philip Mills","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Kilburn St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.68224222900005,"lon":-71.17172839496075,"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 complex of three granite mills and one brick mill, with about a dozen auxiliary buildings, on the bank of Cook Pond (Laurel Lake) off Kilburn Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, built between 1871 and 1892.","why_significant":"The complex is a largely intact, monumental textile mill group with the longest unbroken frontage (740 feet) of any complex in the city. It represents one of the largest single textile corporations organized in Fall River, which was known for fine cotton cloth. It meets Criteria A and C.","narrative":"King Philip Mills is a textile mill complex on the shore of Cook Pond, also called Laurel Lake, in Fall River. It includes three granite mills and one brick mill, along with nearly a dozen support buildings erected between 1871 and 1892. Mills #1 and #2 are joined by a picker house, forming a 740-foot frontage, the longest of any mill complex in the city. Mill #1, finished in 1872, was designed by engineers Wm. F. Sherman and F. P. Sheldon and built of granite quarried on the site. The company was incorporated in 1871 and became one of the city's largest textile corporations, producing fine cotton sheetings, cambrics and muslins. At its World War I peak it ran 133,900 spindles and 3,000 looms. Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates took it over in 1929 and operated it until 1966. The buildings are largely intact, and the complex is now used for light industry. It was listed for its industrial history and its mill architecture.","period_of_significance":"1871-1892","architect_builder":"Plans for Mill #1 by Wm. F. Sherman and F. P. Sheldon; masonry by A. T. Pierce of Dighton; carpentry by L. T. Miller of Fall River; built under treasurer E. C. Kilburn","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Presently used for light industry; largely intact apart from the altered weave shed and a loading ramp and shed on the front facade.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.434728-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/7897/63789748/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000687.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000687/7ca4a2d55b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000687/7ca4a2d55b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Phillip_Mills.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Phillip_Mills.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789748","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip_Mills","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6411943"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/king-philip-mills-83000687/"}