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Harris Mill, Main & Prospect Streets, Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH

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Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum

Significance: The earliest surviving woolen mill in the village, it was built by Milan Harris in 1832-1833. It is a rare example of pre-"slow burning" mill construction with its joist floor framing and low "trap door" clerestory windows.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-52

Survey number: HABS NH-171

Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: ca. 18t3 Subsequent Work

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Harris, Milan
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Harrisville ,  42.94655, -72.09384
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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