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The oldest section of this building opened in February of 1892 for the Shattuck & Babcock Company. The company produced paper on its own for several years, but in 1899, it consolidated with 28 other mills to make book paper under the corporate name of the American Writing Paper Company. During the twentieth century, the company continued to manufacture paper under several different corporate entities, the most recent being the International Paper Corporation. The largest and oldest section of the factory is four stories in height with a raised basement. The additions to the old factory building surround it to the north and west, while the river abuts it on the east and parking areas lay in front of the south elevation.
Resurveyed 2016: no visible changes.
The Shattuck & Babcock Paper Mill is an astylistic utilitarian building constructed in 1892 by D.H. and A.B. Tower with additions in 1949, 2959, 1963, and 1969. The sprawling mill is irregular in plan with a flat roof and walls primarily of cream brick. The east and south elevations reveal the original portion of the mill (a 2 to 5 story cream brick building with a quarried stone foundation). The building is fenestrated with regularly-spaced window openings throughout; window and door openings have arched brick crowns. Although window height varies by floor, all original windows have been removed and the openings have been filled save for much smaller 1-over-1 windows in each opening.
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