However, the construction was abandoned until 1842, when a new owner completed the building and installed an overshot water wheel.

In 1887, Hardenbergh sold the mill to Isaac Martin Lewis, who replaced the overshot water wheel with a more efficient turbine.

Ford developed his Village Industries in part to provide farm workers a stable source of income during the winter months.

[4] He converted the building into a small factory, and in 1920, twelve[5] workers began producing screws for Ford.

[5] However, the Village Industries experiment proved unprofitable, and after World War II the factory closed.