Built 1852 NRHP Reference # 84002905 Area 2 ha | MPS Uxbridge MRA Opened 1852 Added to NRHP 20 January 1984 | |
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Location Uxbridge, Massachusetts Similar Blackstone Canal, West Hill Dam, Wellfleet Drive‑In Theater, Coronet John Farnum J | ||
The Central Woolen Mills District is a historic district in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The centerpiece of this historic district is the Stanley Woolen Mill, aka Central Woolen Mill, built by Moses Taft in 1852, and earlier by his father, Luke Taft, in 1833, on the banks of the Blackstone Canal. The District is also the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. This parkland is the geographic center of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, an historic corridor of national significance as are of the earliest industrial activity of the United States.
On October 7, 1983, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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