Boston Manufacturing Company
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| Boston Manufacturing Company | |
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| Location: | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Built/Founded: | 1813 |
| Architect: | Moody,Paul |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Added to NRHP: | December 22, 1977 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77001412[1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
Boston Manufacturing Company was organized in 1813 (during the War of 1812) by Francis Cabot Lowell in partnership with family members and colleagues (often referred to as The Boston Associates). It was built in 1814 at Waltham, Massachusetts and was the first integrated textile mill in the United States. Operated by waterpower from the Charles River the mill converted bales of raw cotton into bolts of cloth. This company became the model for textile mills built in Lowell, Massachusetts and Manchester, New Hampshire. Boston Manufacturing Company closed in 1930.
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940
- Boston Manufacturing Company Collection at the Harvard Business School.
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Categories: Historic districts in the United States | History of Boston, Massachusetts | Waltham, Massachusetts | History of Massachusetts | Companies established in 1813 | 1930 disestablishments | Defunct manufacturing companies of the United States | History of the textile industry | National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
