Knowlton Hat Factory - Upton MA
Posted by: 
nomadwillie
N 42° 10.218 W 071° 37.406
19T E 283306 N 4672016
Knowlton Hat Factory is a historic factory at 134 Main Street in Upton, Massachusetts.
The factory was built in 1872 and added to the National Historic Register in 1982.
Waymark Code: WM575X
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2008
Views: 10
Overshadowed by the many textile mills in the Blackstone Valley, William Knowlton established what was to become the largest women’s hat factory in the world. Upton woman had been braiding straw into hats for many years before William Knowlton came to town, but he had the ingenuity to turn a local handcraft into a major industry. Today, the Hat Factory has been converted into housing, and much of the worker village still remains.
134 Main Street
Upton, MA 01568
County / Borough / Parish: Worcester
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Domestic, Social
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.