Oliver Chace's Thread Mill is an historic mill building at 505 Bay Street in

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. It is the remains of a much larger complex. The small building was used as an

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and later for storage. The building was constructed by

Oliver Chace Oliver Chace (August 24, 1769 – May 21, 1852) was an American 18th and 19th-century businessman. He was the founder of several New England textile manufacturing companies in the early 19th century, including the Valley Falls Company, the origi ...

in 1840 as part of the adjacent Chace Thread Mill. When it was built, the mill and other buildings were located in what was then part of

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. It wasn't until 1862 that the State Line was relocated and the site became part of

. In 1867, the mills were sold and renamed the Mount Hope Mills, which operated until 1878. In 1880, the site was purchased by a group led by Crawford E. Lindsey, and renamed the Conanicut Mills for the production of fine

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goods. The company later added a small brick weave shed nearby. The mills closed in 1926. It was added to the

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in 1983.MHC Inventory Form
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Industrial buildings completed in 1840 Textile mills in Fall River, Massachusetts Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts {{BristolCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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