THE WELLWORX
100–118 East First St, Jamestown NY 14701 · Chadakoin BOA
Ivy-covered archway leading into the building's interior courtyard
Jamestown, NY

East First St Complex

Turn-of-the-century worsted wool mill complex on the Chadakoin River in the heart of Downtown Jamestown, NY. Currently owned by one family who has occupied it for over 50 years.

101,000
Sq Ft
3.3
Acres
550′
Frontage
4
Buildings
4
Stories
1880s
Built
50+
Yrs Occupied

The site

Access from both East First St and Institute St. The Chadakoin River and rail corridor run along the back property line.

Chadakoin River and chimney stack, view from the footbridge
Long brick facade along the street
Weathered arched doorway and masonry detail
Teal double door set into a brick archway
Chimney stack viewed through a brick archway
Four-story brick building, daylight exterior view
Ivy-covered archway passage between buildings
Street-level building elevation near the 116 East First St entrance
Ivy-covered archway passage with a blue door alongside
Brick archway passage with lumber stacked to one side
Dark wood door set into a brick wall

From above

Aerial views showing how the buildings connect: shared rooflines, and the courtyard.

Overlapping rooflines of the building complex
Roofline stepping down toward the Chadakoin valley
Interior yard between wings, viewed from above
Silo and stack rising from a low roof
Ivy-covered archway seen from the roof, leading to a rear building

Inside the building

Upper-floor interiors: open floors on cast-iron columns, timber-frame lofts, and exposed bricks.

Top-floor room with original stenciled wall frieze
Front room with curtains, radiators and a fireplace
Cast-iron columns down a production floor
Long column hall lit only from end windows
Column-lined floor with an arched brick entry
Open floor lit from both side walls
Heavy timber loft framing above a brick floor
Arched-window hall with scaffolding and stored furniture
Light through a tall factory window
Unfinished room centered on a square timber post
Lumber and crating stacked in an exposed brick bay
Timber posts and cast-iron fittings
Boarded arched window in the shaftway stair
Original stenciled SHAFTWAY sign
Steel fire door set into original brick
Back room with a broken window and stored materials
Ground-floor corridor with an exit sign and arched brick doorway
Scaffolding in a darker bay
Ground floor corridor with electrical panels
Ground floor

El Greco Woodworking

El Greco Woodworking has been the sole occupant for over 50 years. The entire ground level is in active industrial use.

Production floor, El Greco Woodworking
Production floor, El Greco Woodworking
Production floor, El Greco Woodworking
Production floor, El Greco Woodworking
Basement workshop area with tool cart and stone walls
Woodworking shop floor with stacked panels and machinery
Shop floor with stacked lumber and an Oliver planer
Milling machine with stacked lumber against a stone wall
Wide view of the production floor and machinery
Shop aisle lined with machinery
Workbenches and stacked stock in the shop

Grounds

Exterior and grounds, including tunnels and unpaved lot.

Ivy-covered archway connecting two buildings
Boarded upper-floor windows on the courtyard elevation
Ground level in the interior courtyard
Cleared storage bay near an arched brick doorway
Archway at the property edge
Ivy-covered rear elevation with boarded windows
Brick underpass with graffiti, leading out to a gravel road
Gravel road leading toward the tree line at the property edge
Rear elevation with an archway and industrial silo equipment
Overgrown gravel path along a retaining wall