Otis Company Mill No. 1

Otis Company Mill No. 1
Location Ware, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′31″N 72°14′20″W / 42.25861°N 72.23889°W / 42.25861; -72.23889Coordinates: 42°15′31″N 72°14′20″W / 42.25861°N 72.23889°W / 42.25861; -72.23889
Built 1845
Architect Brown,Joseph
Architectural style Greek Revival
Part of Ware Millyard Historic District (#86003508)
NRHP Reference #

82001909

[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 2, 1982
Designated CP November 21, 1986

Otis Company Mill No. 1 is a historic mill on E. Main Street in Ware, Massachusetts, USA. It is a five-story mill building fashioned out of coursed stone, and was built in 1845. It is a rectangular structure, topped by a gable roof, with projecting stairwell sections in roughly the middle of both of its long sides.[2] The mill was probably built by Belchertown mill builder Nathaniel Dudley Goodell, and is the only stone mill in the town. The mill was built for the Otis Company, which initially manufactured woven cotton fabric, but later branched out into underwear. The company was Ware's largest employer for about 100 years.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It was further listed as a contributing property to the Ware Millyard Historic District in 1986.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Otis Company Mill No. 1". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Ware Millyard Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
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