Appleton Mills

Mills No. 1, 1A, and 4

Built 1902-1914

Building History:

The Appleton Manufacturing Company textile mill, incorporated in 1838, were located between the Pawtucket and Hamilton Canals. Between 1905 and 1918 the entire nineteenth-century Appleton milliard was demolished and reconstructed with the exception of the New Mill (1873).

Mill #1 was a six-story brick structure on the Hamilton Canal with a slightly pitched roof and large wooden brackets supporting the overhang.

Mill 1A was the Office Building for Appleton Manufacturing Company built c.1905. It was a five story brick structure that houses the company offices in the east end of the second floor. A footbridge over the canal led to the entrance of the building.

Mill #4 was five-story brick mill structure with a wooden bridge (c.1920) across Jackson Street linking it to Appleton Mill #5.

Preservation & Reuse:

By the 1980s the mill buildings were suffering from lack of maintenance and severe deterioration. The buildings are now being rehabilitated into artists’ live/work residences by Trinity Financial as part of the Hamilton Canal District Project.