Victory Mills

Victory Mills
Location 42 Gates Ave., Victory, New York
Coordinates 43°5′20.7″N 73°35′30.78″W / 43.089083°N 73.5918833°W / 43.089083; -73.5918833Coordinates: 43°5′20.7″N 73°35′30.78″W / 43.089083°N 73.5918833°W / 43.089083; -73.5918833
Area 6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built 1918
Architect Higginson, William
NRHP Reference # 09001271[1]
Added to NRHP September 16, 2009

Victory Mills is a historic textile mill building located at Victory in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1918 by the American Manufacturing Company and is a rectangular, five story brick and reinforced concrete building measuring 282 feet (86 m) by 157 feet (48 m). It has about 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2) of space. It features six tower structures, five for stairs and one holding a water tower. It operated as a cotton mill until 1929, when operations moved to Guntersville, Alabama. In 1937, it was purchased by the United Board and Carton Corporation, later A.L. Garber / Wheelabrator-Frye, then Clevepak Corporation / Victory Specialty Packaging Company who manufactured folding cartons.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 1/19/10 THROUGH 1/22/10. National Park Service. 2010-01-29.
  2. ↑ Travis Bowman (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Victory Mills". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-05-15. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".


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