Victory Mills is a historic textile mill building located at Victory in Saratoga County, New York, and was built in 1918 by the American Manufacturing Company. It is a rectangular, five story brick and reinforced concrete building measuring 282 feet (86 m) by 157 feet (48 m), and has about 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2) of space. It features six tower structures, five for stairs and one holding a water tower, and also operated as a cotton mill until 1929, when operations moved to Guntersville, Alabama. In 1937, it was purchased by the United Board and Carton Corporation, later A.L. Garber / Wheelabrator-Frye, then Clevepak Corporation / Victory Specialty Packaging Company who manufactured folding cartons.[2]

Victory Mills
Victory Mills is located in New York
Victory Mills
Victory Mills is located in the United States
Victory Mills
Location42 Gates Ave., Victory, New York
Coordinates43°5′20.7″N 73°35′30.78″W / 43.089083°N 73.5918833°W / 43.089083; -73.5918833
Area6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1918
ArchitectHigginson, William
NRHP reference No.09001271[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2009

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 1/19/10 THROUGH 1/22/10. National Park Service. 2010-01-29.
  2. ^ Travis Bowman (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Victory Mills". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-05-15. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".