Harris Mill, Main & Prospect Streets, Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH
Summary
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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Tags
woolen mills
outbuildings
harrisville
harris
mill
harris mill
prospect
prospect streets
cheshire
cheshire county
new hampshire
milan harris
historic american buildings survey
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
new england
united states history
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Harris, Milan
Location
Harrisville
,
42.94655, -72.09384
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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