Central Woolen Mills District

Central Woolen Mills District
Location Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Built 1852
Architectural style No Style Listed
MPS Uxbridge MRA
NRHP Reference # 84002905 [1]
Added to NRHP January 20, 1984

The Central Woolen Mills District is a historic district in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The centerpiece of this historic district is the Stanley Woolen Mill, aka Central Woolen Mill, built by Moses Taft in 1852,[2] and earlier by his father, Luke Taft, in 1833, on the banks of the Blackstone Canal. The District is also the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. This parkland is the geographic center of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, an historic corridor of national significance as are of the earliest industrial activity of the United States.

On October 7, 1983, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Central Woolen Mills District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-04.


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