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BECKETT PAPER MILL | HAMILTON, OHIO

Beckett Paper Company was founded in 1848 by William Beckett and Adam Laurie. The large industrial complex located along the Great Miami River is said to be the first paper mill in Hamilton. It is situated among a railroad and bisects Hamilton’s residential north side. It helped define the Great Miami Valley as the “Paper Valley”. Over the years several fires and the flood of 1913 have taken place diminishing some of the original complex. Today a large part of the paper mill still stands on the corner of Heaton Street and North Fourth Street and the warehouse building stands on the southeast corner of the complex on Dayton and North Fifth Street. The Beckett Paper Co. complex stands as a representation of Hamilton’s industrial significance. A building that was once so important to the community now sits vacant and abandoned waiting for a new future. This site was an integral part of Hamilton’s industrial age era thus the primary user group will be members of the Hamilton and nearby neighborhoods. The site has the potential to give back to its community while simultaneously focusing on the human and socio-spatial connection.

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