Sanford Whip Factory

Sanford Whip Company
Location 330 Elm Street
Westfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°7′39″N 72°44′50″W / 42.12750°N 72.74722°WCoordinates: 42°7′39″N 72°44′50″W / 42.12750°N 72.74722°W
Governing body Private
Part of Westfield Center Historic District (#13000441)
NRHP Reference # 08001176[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 10, 2008
Designated CP June 25, 2013

The Sanford Whip Company is a historic factory located at 330 Elm Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was owned and operated by one of the whip-making business that led Westfield to become widely known as "Whip City".[2] It is a 3.5 story brick building located near the north end of Westfield main business district, across from Kane Park. It has a slate roof with the gable facing the street, and it has modest Italianate decorations. It is 130 feet (40 m) long, with 17 window bays, and is four window bays wide. It was built in 1883, and was the site of whip-making operations for many years. The Sanford Company was consolidated into the United States Whip Company in 1892, who used the building primarily for storage. The building was eventually repurchased by a reconstituted Sanford Company in 1924 for the production of whips and novelty toys. That business operated until 2000, when the company folded.[3]

The factory was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008,[1] and as part of an expanded Westfield Center Historic District in 2013. It has been converted into affordable housing space.[2]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Westfield Center Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Sanford Whip Factory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-08.