Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site

Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Valley Paper Mill Chimney, May 2010
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Location	NY 143 at Cty Rd. 111, Alcove, New York
Coordinates	42°28′24″N73°55′24″W / 42.47333°N 73.92333°W / 42.47333; -73.92333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1844
NRHP reference No.	04000350 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 21, 2004

Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site is a historic chimney and archaeological site located at Alcove in Albany County, New York. It consists of the surviving 1844 Valley Paper Mill chimney and the site of the former straw pulp paper mill. The chimney is a rectangular brick tapered structure measuring 9.5 feet by 9.5 feet at its base and rising 110 feet. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1891 and the site leveled and filled. A significant portion of the site remains undisturbed from the time of the fire. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. New York SP Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site at the National Archives and Records Administration, accessed October 19, 2025