A resident is interested in finding detailed, structural plans regarding framing, materials, etc. used in converting our turn-of-the-century mill building into the current condo units. She’s found the architectural drawings from 1988 at the Registry of Deeds but they’re a fairly broad outline. We’ve sent an e-mail to Cathy asking if she has info about in-depth plans and I expect we’ll hear back come Monday. In the meantime, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to see if any other residents had ever tracked down construction details or had first-hand knowledge about what went into making our units a reality. Please feel free to share anything you know in the comments.
I neglected to ask said resident if she was requesting info for practical reasons or simply out of historical curiosity. If anyone’s interested in a broad history of this complex, there’s one here. I also know a fair bit about the Ingram and Axminster weave mill that used to be where the garage is now that I learned while researching my dance history book; I can post that info at some point if anyone would like.
As for construction history stories, for my own part, I can say that when we opened up our upstairs hallway to expose the wooden support post by the bathroom, it had some interesting graffiti. And my old hairdresser from Billerica once told me that her uncle and his son were on the construction crew that did the conversion and talked about walking those beams high above the atrium.
