Parkhill Mill

Parkhill Mill
Location Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Architectural style Other
NRHP Reference # 08000090 [1]
Added to NRHP February 20, 2008

The Parkhill Mill is an historic mill complex at 1 Oak Hill Road in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It consists of a group of industrial brick buildings built between 1885 and 1915 on the south side of the Nashua River. Most of them are connected together, forming a U shape; only one building, the former power plant, stands apart. The mill was built by John Parkhill, a Scottish immigrant who had worked for many years in the mills of Adams, Massachusetts. Parkhill began production in a former chair factory in 1879, and began building this new complex in 1885 with his business partner, Andrew Cleghorn. It was one of three mill facilities operated by the Parkhill Manufacturing Company, which principally produced gingham fabrics.[2]

The mill complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] The complex has been restored and is used by a variety of public and private businesses.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Parkhill Mill". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-15.


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