Howland Mill Village Historic District Explained

Howland Mill Village Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates:41.6161°N -70.9333°W
Area:9.9acres
Built:1888
Architect:Wheelwright and Haven
Architecture:Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Added:May 30, 1996
Refnum:96000609

The Howland Mill Village Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Bolton, Winsper, Hemlock Sts., and Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It consists of a collection of single-family mill worker housing units constructed in 1888-89 for workers at the nearby Howland Mill, and several double-decker houses built in the 1920s. The districts uniformity of style is apparent despite some exterior alterations: there are only two basic house plans. The Howland Mill Company was founded in 1886, and its mills were used in production (under a variety of names and owners) until 1954. Most of the housing was sold off in the 1910s.[1]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Howland Mill Village Historic District. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-06-16.