ETSY CRAFT Night

We held our Craft Party at The Mill, built in 1843. Celebrating Etsy's Birthday on Fri. June 16.Food. Fun.New friendships. We love the Etsy community. Our craft for the night was to decoupage vintage and found bottles with all manner of papers, fabric, stamps etc.

State of Michigan Designation

Briggs Carding Mill
622 South Main Street, Almont - Lapeer County

Other Names	King's Cider Mill
Property Type	woolen mill
Historic Use	INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION/manufacturing facility
Current Use	INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION/manufacturing facility
Style	Other
Narrative Description	The Briggs Carding Mill in Almont is an L-shaped complex, consisting of a two-story, board-and-batten, gable-roofed building with a bracketed, open shed-roof porch, with a one-story shed roof addition, and a flanking, one-story, gable-roof, clapboard sheathed, storage building.
Statement of Significance	The Briggs Carding Mill is the oldest utility building in Almont, and historically recalls the economic origins of the village. The village of Almont was platted and recorded on September 6, 1836. Deed records indicate that Stephen Briggs purchased the water wheel-driven carding and fulling mill to aid in the processing of wool and yarn in November, 1845. Briggs later sold the mill to his son Elmer in 1885. When William H. King purchased the mill property in November, 1915, he converted its power source to steam, and refurbished the mill for use as a feed, flour, and grist mill. It remained in use for the same purpose during the tenure of Ray Holland, the next owner. In recent times, the former utility building has been used as a seasonal cider mill.
Period of Significance	1826-1865
Significant Date(s)	c. 1845; 1915
Registry Type(s)	03/19/1987 State Register listed
Site ID#	P23841

Own a piece of Historical Michigan

It has been my greatest pleasure to date so far, to own the Stephen Briggs Carding and Fulling Mill in Michigan's Thumb area. The Mill, as it's referred to is on the Michigan State Register of Historical Properties http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/8390.htm My husband and our daughters moved to the Village of Almont in the late 80's. Shortly after unpacking our things, I suggested to my husband that we "go down to that mill place and see what it's all about". I swear to you~it's the first thing we did in our new town! Never to dream we would own the place a mere 4 years later!!