Western Knitting Mill

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/05f0f9c139139d0f9194b92621cfba3b

Title

Western Knitting Mill

Date

circa 1900

Description

The Western Knitting Mill opened in 1844 and served under this name until the 1920s. At that time it became the Rochester Textile Mills and has had many owners since that time. In 1998, it became home to the Rochester Mills Beer Company, the Rochester Eccentric Newspaper, and many others.
Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.

Subject

Buildings

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Relation

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/awweb/pdfopener?fp=auto&did=6458

References

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#autologin/guest/lb_document_id=6458

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Subject

Buildings

Citation

“Western Knitting Mill,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 24, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/24117.

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