Seaconnett Mills
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Seaconnett Mills is an historic cotton textile mill site located at 21 Father DeValles Boulevard in Fall River, Massachusetts
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Mill No. 1 was built in 1884, while Mill No. 2 was built in the 1890s. Henry C. Lincoln was the first president of the company, which had a peak capacity of 72,000 spindles.
In October 1889, the very first operational trial of the Draper Northrop automatic loom
was made at the Seaconnet Mills. Further trials and improvements to the Northrop loom were made over the next year or so. in the following decades, th Northrop automatic loom would revolutionize the weaving industry, allowing a single operator to manage multiple looms at the same time.
In 1930 the Seaconnet Mills were taken over by the Howard-Arthur Company.
The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
The mill site has been recently restored into an office park and is now the site of Bristol Probate and Family Court located at 21 Father DeValles Boulevard.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
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Mill No. 1 was built in 1884, while Mill No. 2 was built in the 1890s. Henry C. Lincoln was the first president of the company, which had a peak capacity of 72,000 spindles.
In October 1889, the very first operational trial of the Draper Northrop automatic loom
Northrop Loom
The Northrop Loom was a fully automatic power loom marketed by George Draper and Sons, Hopedale, Massachusetts beginning in 1895. It was named after James Henry Northrop who invented the shuttle-charging mechanism. -The Loom:...
was made at the Seaconnet Mills. Further trials and improvements to the Northrop loom were made over the next year or so. in the following decades, th Northrop automatic loom would revolutionize the weaving industry, allowing a single operator to manage multiple looms at the same time.
In 1930 the Seaconnet Mills were taken over by the Howard-Arthur Company.
The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
The mill site has been recently restored into an office park and is now the site of Bristol Probate and Family Court located at 21 Father DeValles Boulevard.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts
- List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts
- Northrop LoomNorthrop LoomThe Northrop Loom was a fully automatic power loom marketed by George Draper and Sons, Hopedale, Massachusetts beginning in 1895. It was named after James Henry Northrop who invented the shuttle-charging mechanism. -The Loom:...