Kent mill owner is working with an engineer to save the Water Street facade

Photo courtesy of the Kent Historical Society

Kent mill owner is working with an engineer to save the Water Street facade

- Wendy DiAlesandro

The historic Kent mill, devastated by a Dec. 2 fire, may not be a total loss.

The owners of the building have hired a historical structural engineer to work out what can be rebuilt and what needs to come down, even temporarily, the owner’s lawyer said.

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