Western Knitting Mills

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/7f2b44fbe78d2f5f55101c6cbcd49621

Title

Western Knitting Mills

Date

3/27/2018

Description

The Western Knitting Mills factory was built in 1896 and produced knitted goods until 1939. The building was later owned by the McAleer Manufacturing Company, later known as the Higbie Manufacturing Company, and then ITT Higbie. In 1994 the Rochester Mills Beer Company restored the building and it now operates as a restaurant and brewery. (BL-21) see also RRP-301 Bob Lytle Collection
Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.

Subject

Business/commercial districts & town scenes

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Relation

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/awweb/pdfopener?fp=auto&did=7541

References

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#autologin/guest/lb_document_id=7541

Citation

“Western Knitting Mills,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 3, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/12966.

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