, ▁John ▁My ers , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁princip ally ▁as ▁a ▁w are house . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁expanded ▁with ▁a ▁five - store y ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁mill . ▁This ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁glass ▁and ▁concrete ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁▁▁ ▁Mail - order ▁trad ing ▁ceased ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁sold . ▁It ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁separate ▁business ▁units , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁remained ▁vac ant ▁and ▁it ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁dis rep air . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁mill ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁five - store yed ▁blocks ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁b ays , ▁with ▁a ▁nar ro wer ▁ 9 ▁bay ▁central ▁block ▁for ▁w are h ous ing ▁and ▁offices . ▁The ▁central ▁block ▁has ▁two ▁Italian ate ▁st air ▁to wers ▁and ▁car ries ▁a ▁central ▁clock . ▁The ▁flo ors ▁have ▁become ▁wider ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁larger ▁m ules ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁All ▁flo ors ▁are ▁fire proof , ▁with ▁trans verse ▁v ault s . ▁▁ ▁The ▁det ached ▁engine ▁house ▁used ▁horizontal ▁sh aft s ▁that ▁connected ▁to ▁vertical ▁sh aft s ▁in ▁each ▁spin ning ▁block . ▁The ▁chim ney ▁ ▁was ▁oct ag onal , ▁on ▁a ▁pl inth ▁with ▁a ▁highly ▁emb ell ished ▁o vers ail er . ▁In ▁the ▁early