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Renfrew Mill No. 2

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Renfrew Mill No2
Renfrew Mill No2

The Renfrew Mill No. 2 was a historic mill complex at 217 Columbia Street in Adams, Massachusetts. Most of its buildings were built between 1867 and 1878, and were brick buildings with Italianate styling. They were built by the Renfrew Manufacturing Company, a textile manufacturer, to replace an earlier complex further down Columbia Street that had been demolished. The property was acquired by the Arnold Print Works in 1928. The mill was the town's largest employer for much of the second half of the 19th century.The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was destroyed by fire in November 1984.

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