The Western Knitting Mills is a former industrial building located at 400 Water Street in Rochester, Michigan.

The building has been renovated to serve commercial tenants,[2] including Rochester Mills Beer Company.

A new building, the Rochester Woolen Mill, was constructed soon after, and purchased by Hosea's son Samuel Richardson, who owned the Western Knitting Works in Detroit.

The mill measures 60,000 square feet, and had its own hydro generating station, two large warehouses and two dormitories on site, as well as a railroad spur directly onto the property.

The last manufacturer, ITT-Higbie, closed the plant in 1993 and sold it to private owners in 1997, who renovated it for commercial use.

[2] The Rochester Mills Beer Company opened in the building in 1998, and as of 2018 still occupies the ground floor.

The main entry fronts into what is now a parking lot, and is topped with a high parapet and a carved name block which make it a visual focal point.