United States Whip Company Complex - Westfield MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 42° 07.292 W 072° 44.867
18T E 686173 N 4665725
Historic factory complex with the oldest building built in 1884.
Waymark Code: WMKWK3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 3

Westfield is known as "Whip City" due to the whip manufacturing performed in the town. The buildings for the complex were used from 1888 to 1928. The complex is also part of the Westfield Center Historic District. Westfield had multiple whip companies, however the US Whip Company was the largest, employing more than 300 workers and shipping more than 100,000 whips per week. The company had a second factory in Ohio and sales offices throughout the US.
Street address:
24 Main St.
Westfield, MA


County / Borough / Parish: Hampden

Year listed: 1983

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current function: Domestic

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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