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Interior of the cafe at Mill No. 5. We rescued at mid-1800s building from a New England seaport town, and re-assembled it within the mill. The interior woodwork is southern yellow pine beadboard that was original to the mill. We gathered sections of this wood from around the building, numbered them to maintain the patina, and re-assembled them in order within the new cafe space.

Hundred-seat theater at Mill No. 5.

Theater at the mill.

Rescued elements of a 1700s facade from England, re-assembled within the mill.

Interior of the cafe at Mill No. 5, which incorporated the facade of an early 1800s commercial building from a seaport town, and reused the beautiful late 1800s southern yellow pine beadboard from elsewhere in the building.

The interior of the cafe at Mill No. 5, as seen through the rescued facade of an early 1800s commercial building from a Massachusetts seaport town.

Another of the salvaged building facades, re-assembled within the mill building. This was originally from New Bedford, but it was incredibly similar to a defunct art gallery on Mt. Auburn Street in Harvard Square, so we matched their original paint colors. 

-Emily Hirsch