New Uses for Old Mills
The square seven-story building with a sloping mansard roof at First Street and Fifth Avenue was built in 1879 as the Crown Roller Mill. It was then one of the largest and most modern flour mills at the falls, although its daily capacity of 2,400 barrels was soon surpassed by others.
Because of the heavy machinery they held, flour mills had thick stone or brick walls and massive foundations, making them good candidates for remodeling and re-use. In 1988, with a combination of public and private investment, the Crown was opened as office space.
Marker is on West River Parkway 0.1 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
