Norad Mill - North Adams MA
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N 42° 41.944 W 073° 08.251
18T E 652548 N 4729078
The Norad Mill is the oldest mill complex in North Adams that has not had its exterior significantly altered, making visible much of its Italianate styling. Norad Mill was built in 1863.
Waymark Code: WM167N3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2022
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The Norad Mill is a historic mill located in Braytonville, North Adams, Massachusetts. It is the oldest mill complex in North Adams that has not had its exterior significantly altered, making visible much of its Italianate styling.
The Norad Mill was built in 1863 by Sanford Blackinton, one of North Adams' leading mill owners, and Daniel Dewey, the prime mover in forming the North Adams Woolen Company. Blackinton used the mill to produce woolen goods that were in high demand during the American Civil War. The business was reorganized as the North Adams Manufacturing Company in 1878, with H.G.B.Fisher taking over as President and E.B. Penniman as Treasurer and Agent. At that time the works had fifty looms, employing 275 hands and turned out 20,000 yards of six-quarter fancy cassimeres per month.
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