Hop-o'-Nose Knitting Mill

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Hop-O-Nose Knitting Mill
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Hop-o'-Nose Knitting Mill site
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Location Catskill, New York
Coordinates 42°12′46″N73°52′1″W / 42.21278°N 73.86694°W / 42.21278; -73.86694 Coordinates: 42°12′46″N73°52′1″W / 42.21278°N 73.86694°W / 42.21278; -73.86694
Built1881
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 95000959 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1995

The Hop-o'-Nose Knitting Mill was a structure representative of the industrial history of Catskill, New York in the nineteenth century. The mill was built by Wolfe Bros., carpenters, and Mull & Fromer, Masons and Builders, in 1881 [2] at 130 West Main Street. West Main Street is located on the western side of Catskill Creek, while East Main Street is on the eastern side of the creek. The mill was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as Hop-O-Nose Knitting Mill. It has since been demolished, with the exception of the tower, which remains overlooking a lot full of brick demolition debris. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Forty Years Ago: Items from The Recorder, Dec. 16, 1881" (PDF). The Recorder. Catskill, N.Y. 130 (19). Dec 16, 1921. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  3. Bonafide, John A. (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Hop-O-Nose Knitting Mill" . Retrieved 2008-04-29. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1995