Mill Village Historic District (Williamstown, Massachusetts)

Mill Village Historic District

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Location Williamstown, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°43′0″N 73°11′25″W / 42.71667°N 73.19028°W / 42.71667; -73.19028Coordinates: 42°43′0″N 73°11′25″W / 42.71667°N 73.19028°W / 42.71667; -73.19028
Built 1865
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #

83003926

[1]
Added to NRHP October 6, 1983

The Mill Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing a well-preserved 19th century mill village in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is located on Cole Avenue and other streets east of Cole and south of the Hoosac River, which provided the mill's power. The original mill building was built in 1866 for a textile business operated by Williams College president Paul Chadbourne. The textile business operated until 1931, and was converted to the production of photographic paper in the 1940s.[2]

Demand for workers led to a shortage of housing in the area, and a number of tenement-style double housing units were built near the mill by the company. A number of civic buildings, including a church, store, and school were also built to see to the workers' needs.[2] The village district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Mill Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-06.


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