Richard Borden Mill No. 1

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
Photograph of the mill building taken from the parking lot.

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
Photograph of the elevation of the mill showing wrought iron fire-escape. Cars…

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
Photograph showing details of a tower of the mill.

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
Photograph of the top story and roof-line of the mill.

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
Photograph of the rear of the mill taken from the Tecumseh yard.

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
A photograph of the rear of the mill.

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
View of the Richard Borden Mill No. 1 taken in 1916. From the Lewis Hine…

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
Sanborn Insurance map of the Richard Border Mill No. 1 from 1889.

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
NETMS photo of the Richard borden Mill No. 1 in Fall River, MA. Unknown date…

Richard Borden Mill No. 1
NETMS photo of a stairwell in the Richard Borden Mill No. 1. Unknown date of…

Name

Richard Borden Mill No. 1

Industry Type

Materials

Industry

textiles

Country

united states

State/County/Province

Massachusetts

City

Fall River

Notes

Richard Borden Mill No. 1 was built in 1871 on Rodman Street in Fall River, MA. Owned and named after Richard Borden, who is considered the most influential person in the early history and development of Fall River. He built several cotton mills in the city throughout the 19th century.

The mill was recorded HABS (MASS-984) in 1971. The building was destroyed by fire in 1981.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/ma/ma0100/ma0122/data/ma0122.pdf

Start Year

1871

End Year

0

Company

Richard Borden Mills

Site Name

Richard Borden Mill No. 1

Collection

Vogel Slide Collection

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