Overview
Harmony Mill No. 3 was designed by D.H. Van Auken, the Cohoes architect and engineer who was also the engineer for the Cohoes Company, which supplied waterpower to various Cohoes mills including the Harmony Mill. The mill became popularly known as the "Mastodon Mill" after the skeleton of a mastodon mammoth was discovered during the excavation for the foundations of the north section of the building.
