Manomet Mills

	Manomet Mill
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	194-194R, 200 Riverside Ave., New Bedford, Massachusetts
Area	11.4 acres (4.6 ha)
Built	1903
Architectural style	No Style Listed
NRHP reference No.	12000304
Added to NRHP	May 24, 2012

The Manomet Mills are a historic textile mill complex on the north side of New Bedford, Massachusetts. They are located between Riverside Avenue and the Acushnet River, north of Manoment Street and the Whitman Mills. The complex consists of three Classical Revival brick buildings, built between 1903 and 1907. The main building, Mill No. 1, is a 54-bay three story structure that was built in 1903. It is attached to Mill No. 2 (1907), of similar size, by a single story brick structure. The third building is the Mill No. 2 Department Room (1907), a two story brick building that was originally connected to the other two via overhead bridges, now removed. The mill complex was the main operating site of the Manoment Mill Company, which produced cotton yarn until about 1928. The buildings were sold in that year to the Delaware Rayon Company, which went bankrupt in 1954. Mill No. 2 was then used by the Acushnet Process Company for the manufacture of golf balls, while Mill No. 1 continued to be used for rayon production, a chemically intensive and environmentally hazardous process.^[2]

Mills Nos. 1 and 2 were occupied by the Cliftex Corporation. They have since been redeveloped into residences.^[3] The mill complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1] From whaling to textile manufacturing to historic building renovation, New Bedford maintains a tradition of innovation and a past rich in charm. Riverbank Lofts, a historic mill on the National Register of Historic Places, continues to move that vision forward. Now home to 126 loft style apartments, the building retains its original historic charm but is completely renovated and updated with granite kitchen tops, huge windows overlooking the Acushnet River, 18' ceilings, community garden plots, first floor secure and heated garage and front door video intercom.