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Pemberton Mill, Union Street, Lawrence, Essex County, MA
LocationUnion Street vicinity,
Lawrence, MA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MA-989
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-191).
Significance: The first Pemberton Mill building was constructed in 1853 by the Essex Land and Water Company. The building was completed in 1855 and the Pemberton Manufacturing Company produced staple cotton goods in it until January 10, 1860 when the structure collapsed, killing 88 persons and injuring approximately 300 others of the more than 600 operatives in the mill at the time. The ruins of the building were sold at auction, and a new mill was constructed on the same site in 1860. This mill, which is the one that exists today, is a fine example of mid-19th century cotton textile mill construction.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. Historic American Buildings Survey Robert M. Vogel, Photographer August, 1967 NORTHWEST CORNER SHOWING CENTRAL TOWER OF WEST ELEVATION
2. Historic American Buildings Survey R. Randolph Langenbach, Photographer August, 1967 SOUTHWEST CORNER SHOWING CENTRAL TOWER OF WEST ELEVATION
3. Historic American Buildings Survey R. Randolph Langenbach, Photographer August, 1967 SOUTHWEST CORNER SHOWING SOUTH ELEVATION
4. Historic American Buildings Survey R. Randolph Langenbach, Photographer August, 1967 SOUTHWEST CORNER LOOKING SOUTH
5. Historic American Buildings Survey Robert M. Vogel, Photographer August, 1967 INTERIOR BASEMENT, CENTER MASONRY PIERS, WITH OPENINGS FOR FORMER MAIN DRIVE SHAFT
6. Historic American Buildings Survey Robert M. Vogel, Photographer August, 1967 INTERIOR BASEMENT, STONE PIER AND BEAMS DETAIL
7. Historic American Buildings Survey R. Randolph Langenbach, Photographer August, 1967 INTERIOR CAST IRON STAIRWAY
8. Historic American Buildings Survey R. Randolph Langenbach, Photographer August, 1967 INTERIOR CAST IRON STAIRWAY DETAIL
9. Historic American Buildings Survey R. Randolph Langenbach, Photographer August, 1967 INTERIOR ROOF FRAMING AT CLERESTORY WINDOW
10. Historic American Buildings Survey Robert M. Vogel, Photographer August, 1967 INTERIOR ROOF FRAMING AT CLERESTORY WINDOW, DETAIL
11. Historic American Buildings Survey Robert M. Vogel, Photographer August, 1967 TAIL RACE AT MERRIMACK RIVER BANK
12. Historic American Buildings Survey Photocopy of Pemberton Mill Insurance Survey No. 942, n.d., original drawing in collection of Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Norwood, Massachusetts
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