Hargraves Mill No. 1
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Hargraves Mill No. 1 is an historic textile mill on Quarry Street in Fall River, Massachusetts
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The mill was built in 1888 from native Fall River granite
. Reuben Hargraves was the company's first president. The mill was taken over by Parker Mills in 1922.
The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
The mill went through an extensive remodeling and upgrading period in the early 21st century thanks to the work of Jose L. Cardozo.
The property was more recently part of the Quaker Fabrics Corporation which closed in 2007.
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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The mill was built in 1888 from native Fall River granite
Fall River granite
Fall River Granite is a Precambrian bedrock underlying the City of Fall River, Massachusetts and surrounding areas along the eastern shores of Narragansett Bay. It was formed 600 million years ago, as part of the Avalon terrane....
. Reuben Hargraves was the company's first president. The mill was taken over by Parker Mills in 1922.
The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
The mill went through an extensive remodeling and upgrading period in the early 21st century thanks to the work of Jose L. Cardozo.
The property was more recently part of the Quaker Fabrics Corporation which closed in 2007.