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Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill

Coordinates: 42°47′18″N 73°41′0″W / 42.78833°N 73.68333°W / 42.78833; -73.68333
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Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill
Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill is located in New York
Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill
Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill is located in the United States
Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill
Location31 Mohawk Ave., Waterford, New York
Coordinates42°47′18″N 73°41′0″W / 42.78833°N 73.68333°W / 42.78833; -73.68333
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1894
ArchitectBreault, Medard
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.86000470[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1986

Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill is a historic textile mill located at Waterford in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1894 and is a 4+12-story, Romanesque Revival style, brick industrial building with a gable roof. It features a 6+12-story tower at the center of the front facade. The rear elevation features a 5-story elevator tower and a 100-foot-square brick smokestack attached to a 1-story wing. It is the only surviving factory associated with the major industrial community known as Dial City.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lucy Breyer (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-12. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".