Pilgrim Mills

Pilgrim Mills
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°41′56″N 71°9′5″W / 41.69889°N 71.15139°WCoordinates: 41°41′56″N 71°9′5″W / 41.69889°N 71.15139°W
Built	1911
Built by	Beattie & Cornell
Architect	Charles W. Praray
Architectural style	No Style Listed
MPS	Fall River MRA
NRHP Reference #	83000704 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1983

Pilgrim Mills is an historic textile mill located at 847 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The mill was built in 1911 from red brick and was the first mill in the city powered entirely by electricity, provided from the local grid. It had a capacity of 53,568 spindles.^[2]

The structure was designed by Charles W. Praray, a mill architect and engineer from New Bedford.^[3] Praray was the son of Charles A. M. Praray, a prominent mill designer from Providence who had practiced with Charles R. Makepeace, who had died in 1910.^[4] The contractors were Beattie & Cornell of Fall River.^[3]

In 1945 the factory was acquired by Louis Hand, Inc., which manufactured curtains. It was later known as Aberdeen Manufacturing and most recently as CHF Industries. The plant closed in March 2008.^[5]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. In May 2011 there was a plan to demolish the mill for residences, but it was rejected.^[6] The mill is now occupied by a book warehouse.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts
• List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Phillips History of Fall River
3. Fibre and Fabric 15 April 1911: 25. Boston.
4. "New Bedford Mill Changes". American Wool and Cotton Reporter 17 March 1910: 8. Boston.
5. Providence Business News Feb. 1, 2008
6. Fall River Herald News, May 18, 2011