McAleer Manufacturing Company

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/119c905b14bf19a77c354d627626c914

Title

McAleer Manufacturing Company

Date

13-Oct-48

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. (RRP-313) Ray Russell Postcard Collection
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Subject

Industry

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Relation

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/awweb/pdfopener?fp=auto&did=87356

References

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#autologin/guest/lb_document_id=87356

Citation

“McAleer Manufacturing Company,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 1, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14200.

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