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Clover Leaf Mills
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1 & 21 Father DeValles Blvd., Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°41′0″N 71°8′10″W / 41.68333°N 71.13611°W / 41.68333; -71.13611
Area	10.4 acres (4.2 ha)
Built	1884 (1884)
MPS	Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000716
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1983

Clover Leaf Mills (or formerly known as Seaconnet Mills) is a historic cotton textile mill complex located at 1 & 21 Father DeValles Boulevard in Fall River, Massachusetts. Begun in 1884, the mill is a good example of 1880s industrial architecture. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Description

Clover Leaf Mills complex is located in an isolated but highly visible setting southeast of the western interchange between Interstate 195 and Massachusetts Route 24 in eastern Fall River. It includes two large stone buildings (the main spinning mill and the weave shed), joined by a narrow hyphen, with a cluster of ancillary buildings attached to the west side of the spinning mill. The spinning mill is a long rectangular four-story building with an exterior of rustically dressed granite blocks, and is oriented north–south. The weave shed is two stories in height, and is oriented east–west. The cluster of outbuildings include a boiler house, picker house, and a brick chimney.

History

Mill No. 1 (the spinning mill) was built in 1884, while Mill No. 2 (the weave shed) was built in the 1890s. Henry C. Lincoln was the first president of the company, which had a peak capacity of 72,000 spindles. In October 1889, the very first operational trial of the Draper Northrop automatic loom was made at the Seaconnet Mills. Further trials and improvements to the Northrop loom were made over the next year or so. In the following decades, the Northrop automatic loom would revolutionize the weaving industry, allowing a single operator to manage multiple looms at the same time.

In 1930 the Seaconnett Mills were taken over by the Howard-Arthur Company. In 2001, the name of Seaconnett Mills was changed to Clover Leaf Mills for its centered position within the location of the highway interchange. The mill site has been recently restored into an office park.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts
• List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Seaconnet Mills". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
3. Transactions of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, Issue 59, 1895
4. Phillips History of Fall River

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