Hawley Silk Mill

Hawley Silk Mill, LLC is an investment group of local people who have a vested interest in the community of Hawley with strong family ties to the Lake Region. The focus of the team is to make the Hawley Silk Mill a viable and successful location to conduct business while preserving the historic character of the building for generations to come. Thanks to the efforts, the Hawley Silk Mill has recently been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The project is finishing the second of three phases, the entirety of which is expected to cost 5 - 7 million dollars, which is being invested in the local economy.

To create a property offering state-of-the-art, technically advanced spaces at competitive lease rates while preserving the historic significance of the buildings and grounds serving as a welcoming gateway to Hawley.

Our vision is to build a vibrant center of commerce offering education, history, a sense of community, and continuing the tradition of economic contribution.

Originally the Bellemonte Silk Mill, the facility was built by the Dexter, Lambert & Company in 1880 and operated as a silk mill from 1880 until 1956. It was the first large scale silk factory in northeastern Pennsylvania.  To this day, it is still the largest laid bluestone building in the world, and has a rich history of alternative energy use, once being powered by the water of the Paupack Creek behind the building.  The mill has always been, and now continues to be, an important regional economic and historic resource to the northeastern Pennsylvania region.