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48: 87: 62: 252: 248:) in the village center of North Berwick. The associated mill pond is located just north of Wells Street. The mill complex is a somewhat typical 19th century New England mill complex, with a large rectangular main building, with a series of attached wings. The complex exhibits an eclectic mixture of architectural detailing, including elements of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Colonial Revival styling. 94: 69: 435: 475: 313: 455: 450: 290:
The mill closed in 1955 and remained mostly unused for nearly 40 years, when it served as the site of the Parrish Shoe Factory in the 1995 fantasy movie
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The mill is located between Canal Street and the Great Works River, just south of Wells Street (
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An earlier wooden mill built on the site in 1832 was destroyed by fire, and the existing
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
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National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine
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site by the Caleb Group, a nonprofit housing organization of
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Historical sites in or around North Berwick, Maine, in
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Olde Woolen Mill is located in Maine
Olde Woolen Mill is located in the United States
North Berwick, Maine
43°18′16″N 70°44′15″W / 43.30444°N 70.73750°W / 43.30444; -70.73750
83000482
Great Works River
North Berwick, Maine
York County
National Register of Historic Places
Maine State Route 9

steam engines
brick
Quakers
Union
American Civil War
steam engines
United States
Jumanji
senior housing
New England
National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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