Faulkner & Colony Woolen Mill

	Faulkner & Colony Woolen Mill
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	222 West Street, Keene, New Hampshire
Coordinates	42°55′57″N 72°17′14″W / 42.9324°N 72.2871°W
Built	1838
NRHP reference No.	100005161
Added to NRHP	March 25, 2020

The Faulkner & Colony Woolen Mill is an historic mill building located at 222 West Street in Keene, New Hampshire. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2020.^[3]

The main building was constructed in 1838 and was subsequently expanded in 1859.^[3] The mill was named after Francis Faulkner and Josiah Colony, who owned multiple mills along the Ashuelot River.^[3] In addition to the main mill building, a former boarding house (built 1810) and a storehouse (built 1859) are included in the NRHP listing.^[3] The mill provided material for many uses, including to the U.S. military during the Civil War, World War I, and World War II.^[3]

Mid-20th century developments in synthetics caused the mill to close in 1954, making it the longest running family-owned textile mill in the country.^[4] The property was converted to retail and office space in 1983 and was later converted into residential apartments.^[3]

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Weekly List 20200327". NPS.gov. National Park Service. March 27, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Keene woolen mill named to National Register of Historic Places" (Press release). New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021 – via NH.gov.
^ "Mill History – Horatio Colony Museum".

Faulkner & Colony Woolen Mill

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