Mill Details

Frog Hollow Mill

Addison Co. | Vermont | USA
Known Dates: c. 1813
Township: Middlebury Twp.
Watersource: Otter Creek.
Location / Directions

Frog Hollow Mill

In the center of Middlebury, turn off Sr 30 onto Mill Street. The mill is on the right after passing the one-way Park St on the left. The address for this mill is 3 Mill Sreet, Middlebury, Vt.




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Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

Herman Stillman Foot built the first mill on this site as a grist mill.

Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

In 1801, it was purchased by John Warren and converted, in about 1813, into a cotton factory with the addition of a large stone structure.

Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

Under Warren it housed 600 spindles and 8 looms. Damaged by fire and weak foundations in 1825 and 1836, the stone building was reconstructed about 1840 by the Middlebury Manufacturing Co. for the production of woolens.

Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

The dam on Otter Creek that actually powered this mill and two other neighboring mills.

Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

The stream also powered the Star Grist/Cotton Mill beside the Frog Hollow Mill and the Smith & Allen Woodworking Mill.

Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

By 1890, wool had been displaced as an industry by electricity by the Middlebury Electric Co. Along with its multiple uses, the mill suffered from a number of fires since 1840.

Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

The mill today is owned by the town of Middlebury. In 2012 it houses a restaurant and several offices.

Frog Hollow Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/22/2012

GPS: 44 0.80'N, 73' 10.20'W ele. 331'/101 meters Middlebury Quadrangle

 
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