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Belknap-Sulloway Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°31′39″N 71°28′7″W / 43.52750°N 71.46861°W / 43.52750; -71.46861
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1823 (1823)
NRHP reference No.	71000046
Added to NRHP	January 25, 1971

The Belknap-Sulloway Mill, now the Belknap Mill Museum, is a historic mill at 25 Beacon Street East in Laconia, New Hampshire, a city in Belknap County. Built sometime between 1823 and 1828, it is a rare well-preserved example of an early rural textile mill in New England, and was the business around which the city rose. The mill was in active use for the production of textiles until 1969, undergoing some modest alterations as well as the modernization of its power plant. It was opened as a museum in 1991, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Description and history

The Belknap-Sulloway Mill is located on the east side of downtown Laconia, between Beacon Street East and the Winnipesaukee River, which historically provided the power for the mill. It is a 3+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a stepped gable roof that has a band of clerestory windows parallel to the ridge on each side. There are slender chimneys at each end, and a wooden cupola at the center which houses a bell. The north-facing main facade is nine bays wide, with a central rectangular projection housing a staircase. Windows are set in plain rectangular openings. The rear of the building has several smaller single-story brick ells.

The first mill to stand at this site was a wood-frame structure built in 1811, when the area was part of Meredith, New Hampshire. That mill burned in 1823, and this building, its replacement, was reported to be in full operation by 1828. The bell in the cupola is believed to be a recasting of the original mill's bell. Unlike later mills, which used more fire-resistant materials, its interior uses joisted floor construction. Alterations to the structure since its construction include the addition of the door to the stair tower (before 1875) and the ells, which include a c. 1900 addition housing three power turbines.

This mill, along with the nearby Busiel-Seeburg Mill, were responsible for the growth of the area (originally known as Meredith Bridge) into what is now Laconia. It remained in active use until 1969, and opened as a museum in 1991.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 135: The Belknap Mill - The Busiel Mill

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "About Us". Belknap Mill Museum. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
3. ^ "NRHP nomination for Belknap-Sulloway Mill". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

External links

• Belknap Mill Museum web site

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Belknap County, New Hampshire
Historic districts	Centre Harbor Village Historic District Lochmere Archeological District Monument Square Historic District New Hampshire Veterans' Association Historic District Sanbornton Square Historic District Tilton Downtown Historic District
Historic properties	Alton Bay Railroad Station Bay Meeting House and Vestry Belknap-Sulloway Mill Belmont Public Library Benjamin Rowe House Busiel-Seeburg Mill Centre Congregational Church Charles E. Tilton Mansion Colonial Theatre Complex Dana Meeting House District No. 9 Schoolhouse Endicott Rock Evangelical Baptist Church Federal Building First Baptist Church of Gilmanton First Congregational Church First Free Will Baptist Church in Meredith First Freewill Baptist Church Gale Memorial Library Gilmanton Academy Gilmanton Ironworks Library Gordon-Nash Library House by the Side of the Road John J. Morrill Store John W. Busiel House Kimball Castle Laconia District Court Laconia Passenger Station Meredith Public Library New Hampton Community Church New Hampton Town House Oscar Foss Memorial Library Ossian Wilbur Goss Reading Room Second Free Baptist Church Smith Meeting House The Weirs Tilton Island Park Bridge United Baptist Church of Lakeport US Post Office-Laconia Main Washington Mooney House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

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• Museums in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• Buildings and structures in Laconia, New Hampshire
• Textile museums in the United States
• National Register of Historic Places in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• Textile mills in the United States