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Renaissance on the River
Renaissance on the River Condominiums and Lofts –
(Lawrence Mills)
Mills 8, 9, 16, 17, and 18
Lawrence Millyard
Building History
The Lawrence Manufacturing Company, named after the Boston family of financiers who invested so heavily in the industries of Lowell, was incorporated in 1831 and was one of the original ten major textile-manufacturing companies in the city. By 1848, the company was producing 13.5 million yards of printed cloth, shirtings, and sheetings per year. Power was supplied by the Lawrence Canal and later, steam engines which were installed in the 1870s and 1880s.
Unfortunately a major fire in 1987 destroyed much of the central portion of the millyard. The buildings remaining in the millyard date from 1833 to 1909.
Preservation and Reuse
Mills 8, 9, 16, 17, and 18 in the millyard underwent a major rehabilitation into residential condominiums known as Renaissance on the River. Work included masonry repairs and reconstruction as well as installation of replica aluminum windows.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts completed a multi-million dollar landscape and site improvement project that was based upon the historic mill locations and archeology found on the site.