Adriatic Mills

Adriatic Mills
Location 3-35 Armory St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′48″N 71°48′49″W / 42.24667°N 71.81361°W / 42.24667; -71.81361Coordinates: 42°14′48″N 71°48′49″W / 42.24667°N 71.81361°W / 42.24667; -71.81361
Built 1854
Architect Thayer,Eli
Architectural style Other
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP Reference # 80000483[1]
Added to NRHP March 05, 1980

The Adriatic Mills was a historic industrial complex on Armory Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1854 Eli Thayer (best known for his abolitionist activities) constructed a stone industrial building known as the Lower Junction Shop, He constructed the mill with stone chips taken from Oread Hill in Worcester. The fine stone was mixed with a mortar forming a concrete. Wooden frames were mounted and the concrete was poured in and allowed to harden - no masonry being employed in raising the walls. The original building was 400 ft long. 40 ft wide and 2 stories high. Mr. Thayer then sold his interest in the building to Charles White and J.P. Southgate. Afterwards, it came into possession of Benjamin F. Joslyn, an arms manufacturer. He manufactured the Joslyn rifle, the first breech-loading rifle, on these premises before selling them in 1863 to the Jordan Marsh Company. Jordan Marsh expanded and repurposed the premises for the production of textiles, and gave the complex the name "Adriatic Mills". It continued to be used for textile production into the 1920s.[2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, at which time it was being used as a foundry by the Chromalloy Corporation.[2] It has since been demolished (c. 2009) to make way for redevelopment.

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Adriatic Mills". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-04.

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  1. ↑ 1889, Franklin Pierce Rice, Dictionary of Worcester (Massachusetts) and Its Vicinity
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