The Howland Mill Village Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Bolton, Winsper, Hemlock Sts., and Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It consists of a collection of single-family mill worker housing units constructed in 1888-89 for workers at the nearby Howland Mill, and several double-decker houses built in the 1920s. The districts uniformity of style is apparent despite some exterior alterations: there are only two basic house plans. The Howland Mill Company was founded in 1886, and its mills were used in production (under a variety of names and owners) until 1954. Most of the housing was sold off in the 1910s.[2]
Howland Mill Village Historic District | |
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| Location | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′58″N 70°56′0″W / 41.61611°N 70.93333°W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Wheelwright and Haven |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000609[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 1996 |
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Howland Mill Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 16, 2014.