Stevens Linen Works Historic District - Dudley MA
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Stevens Linen Works Historic District in Dudley, Massachusetts, is the site of the first, and last, factory in the United States to spin flax and weave linen cloth by machine.
Waymark Code: WM138K3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2020
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The Stevens Linen Works Historic District encompasses a 19th-century factory complex associated with the manufacturing of linen and flax fabric in Dudley, Massachusetts. Its centerpiece is the Stevens Linen Mill, built in the 1860s by Henry Hale Stevens and operated into the mid-20th century. The mill is a large granite U-shaped building, five stories high, with two seven-story towers at the corners of the U. The complex includes ten buildings in all, as well as a mill pond and dam.
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Street address:
8-10 Mill Street, 2 West Main Street, 2 Curfew Lane, Ardlock Place
Dudley, MA
County / Borough / Parish: Worcester
Year listed: 2010
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Industry / Architecture / Engineering
Periods of significance: 1859–1960
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction:Manufacturing facility
Current function: Vacant/Not in use / Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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