Pemberton Mill

Merrimack River
Photograph of the Merrimack River at sunset looking north from the 495 bridge…

North Canal
Photograph of the North Canal at Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Pemberton Mill
Photograph of the mill taken from the Union Street bridge. The slide is badly…

Pemberton Mill
Photograph of the chimney and southwest corner of the mill.

Pemberton Mill
Photograph of brick piers and granite beams in the basement of the mill.

Pemberton Mill
HABS drawing of the roof trusses of the mill. Drawing from the New England…

Pemberton Mill
Photograph of the west tower cornice of the mill.

Pemberton Mill
Photograph of the south face of the mill.

Pemberton Mill
Photograph of the south and west faces of the mill.

Name

Pemberton Mill

Industry Type

Materials

Industry

textiles

Country

united states

State/County/Province

Massachusetts

City

Lawrence

Notes

The Pemberton Mills were built in 1853 by the Essex Company. The mills were purchased at a fraction of the original building cost by David Nevins and George How and resumed production after the original company ran into trouble. The original mill building collapsed on January 10, 1860 with the loss of 88 lives in one of the worst American industrial accidents to that time. The current mill was reconstructed on the original site by the new company Pemberton Mills.

Arrington, Benjamin
1922 Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. Lewis Historical Publication Company.

Start Year

1853

End Year

0

Company

Pemberton Mills

Site Name

Pemberton Mill

Collection

Vogel Slide Collection

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