Rockdale Common Housing District - Northbridge MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

In 1864, Betsy Whitin’s “4 active sons” divided up their holdings? John Crane Whitin got the WMW “proper”; Paul Jr. got the Rockdale and Riverdale Mills; Charles P. got the Whitinsville Cotton Mill and the “Little Brick Mill” and James F. got the Crown and Eagle Mill of North Uxbridge, along with land for the Linwood Cotton Mill.

Not much information can be found on the Housing district thru my research, however the Whitin family established the neighboring village of Whitinsville by creating a hugh complex of manufacturing and housing buildings centering around the textile industry. Paul Jr was given the mills in Rockdale and Riverdale. In keeping how the Whitin ran their business the Rockdale Housing must have been established for the mill. The Housing district is also known as Paul Whitin Manufacturing Company Housing District

County / Borough / Parish: Worcester Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic 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

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