This picture of The Little Red Shop was taken from Five Generations of Loom Builders.  It's shown on its third location, near Lake Street.  The reason for including it here is that the caption indicates that originally it was probably less than half its present length.  Since Adin Ballou writes that the original mechanic shop was two stories, it was a much different building that we are familiar with.  Also, unlike any of the photos of the shop in its second location, it now has a cupola.     To see a picture of the shop when it was being moved from Lake Street to its present location, click here.    To see the shop when it still had two stories, click here.   To see a picture titled Four Early Shops and a drawing of that picture with some interesting notes added by Frank Dutcher, click here.                                           Back                          HOME                       Red Shop Menu