Tower and Northwest Corner of Western Knitting Mills

Description:: Hand-colored postcard of the northwest corner of Western Knitting Mills. The dormitory can be seen on the right hand side of the image, in gray. The Western Knitting Mills factory was built in 1896 and produced knitted goods until 1939. The building was later owned by the McAleer Manufacturing Company, later known as the Higbie Manufacturing Company, and then ITT Higbie. In 1994 the Rochester Mills Beer Company restored the building and it now operates as a restaurant and brewery. Postcard is addressed to Mrs. Lou Katz of Adrian, Michigan from Nellie. (RRP-298) [date is approximate] Ray Russell Postcard Collection
Notes:: Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
Data Provider:: Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
Place:: 400 Water Street and Rochester
Subject Topic:: Industry
Format:: Postcard
Rights:: The Ray Russell Postcard Collection is owned by the City of Rochester and is on permanent loan to the Rochester Hills Public Library. Digitized by the Rochester Hills Public Library. No known copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
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