montague massachusetts u.s. products books website official website alvah stone mill u.s. national register of historic places u.s. historic district u.s. historic district contributing property location montague massachusetts built 1834 architect unknown architectural style greek revival part of montague center historic district 01001236 nrhp reference 97000562 1 significant dates added to nrhp june 30 1997 designated cp november 16 2001 the bookmill sometimes the book mill is an independent bookstore in montague massachusetts . the 1834 grist mill it occupies is listed as the alvah stone mill on the national register of historic places . the store s motto is books you don t need in a place you can t find 2 and it claims to have 40 000 books and one waterfall . housed in a 19th century former gristmill the boston globe called it a magnet for bibliophiles from the nearby amherst northampton five college area . 3 in 2005 the globe devoted an entire article to the bookstore quoting the owner as saying we re not particularly convenient we re not particularly efficient but we re beautiful . 4 of the many quirks in the montague bookmill a bookstore and cafe just outside amherst and northampton perhaps the most serendipitous are on its bathroom walls . the boston globe 2005 the new york times has described the bookmill as the valley s most pristine ambiance for just plain readers and praised the book mill s cafe where the baked offerings are superior as is the view of the rushing waters and the evergreens on the opposite bank sharply edged against the snow . 5 comedian john hodgman is known to frequent the bookmill . in a 2013 interview hodgman claimed ... most dear to my heart the book mill and lady killigrew in montague . that s a used bookstore and great cafe where i would spend every hour of every day even if they didn t have wi fi and they do . 2 contents 1 building history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links building history edit the bookmill is located at one of the oldest sites in montague with an industrial history and is first identified as a mill site in a 1764 map . the central portion of the current building dates to 1834 when the then standing mill a grist mill was rebuilt to also perform the carding and fulling of wool . the foundation of this portion which houses traces of the old water power works is of 18th century origin . in 1934 the mill was converted into a machine shop by the martin machine company which operated here into the 1980s . it was opened as the bookmill in 1988 . 6 see also edit national register of historic places listings in franklin county massachusetts references edit national park service 2008 04 15 . national register information system . national register of historic places . national park service . james sullivan 2006 ring around the reservoir the boston globe january 15 2006 p. m13 davis william a. 1996 treasures of turners falls the boston globe june 15 1996 living section p. 21 albernaz ami 2005 books board games bliss pioneer valley bookstore prides itself on quirks and homespun character . the boston globe january 30 2005 travel section p. m11 . 1 the article opens of the many quirks in the montague bookmill a bookstore and cafe just outside amherst and northampton perhaps the most serendipitous are on its bathroom walls . hundreds of clippings and pinups vie for attention author mailer s wife fighting for her life blares the headline of the yellowed new york post article from 1960 above the subhead stating that norman mailer denies stabbing her in the back and abdomen with a pen knife . president frank zappa in 1992 the only sane choice proclaims the poster directly above the toilet . then there is the star exclusive photo of daryl hannah s fake finger abbie hoffman urging political activism in young people and a hungarian transportation map . peter hellman 1998 03 13 . weekend excursion ; every town is one for the books . the new york times . retrieved 2006 09 28 . nrhp nomination for alvah stone mill . commonwealth of massachusetts . retrieved 2016 02 15 . external links edit the bookmill coordinates 42 32 16 n 72 32 14 w 42.537833 n 72.537274 w 42.537833 ; 72.537274 v t e u.s. national register of historic places in massachusetts topics contributing property keeper of the register historic district history of the national register of historic places national park service property types lists by county barnstable berkshire bristol dukes essex franklin hampden hampshire middlesex nantucket norfolk plymouth suffolk worcester northern lists by city barnstable county barnstable harwich bristol county fall river new bedford taunton essex county andover gloucester ipswich lawrence lynn methuen salem hampden county springfield middlesex county arlington cambridge concord framingham lexington lowell marlborough medford newton reading sherborn somerville stoneham wakefield waltham weston winchester norfolk county brookline milton quincy suffolk county boston northern southern worcester county southbridge uxbridge worcester eastern northwestern southwestern other lists bridges cape cod national seashore national historic landmarks boston category nrhp portal massachusetts portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bookmill & oldid 741381493 categories companies based in massachusettsretail buildings in massachusettsindependent bookstores of the united statesmontague massachusettsbuildings and structures in franklin county massachusettsindustrial buildings completed in 1834commercial buildings on the national register of historic places in massachusettsnational register of historic places in franklin county massachusettsvisitor attractions in franklin county massachusettsgrinding mills in massachusettshistoric district contributing properties in massachusettshistoric districts on the national register of historic places in massachusettsgrinding mills on the national register of historic places in massachusettshidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 september 2016 at 04 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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