Built 1870 Opened 1870 | NRHP Reference # 14000271 Added to NRHP 13 May 2014 | |
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Location 7 Marble Street, Whitman, Massachusetts | ||
The Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company is a historic factory complex at 7 Marble Street in Whitman, Massachusetts. The Commonwealth Shoe Company was formed in 1885 by the merger of Charles H. Jones & Co. and Bay State Shoe & Leather Co. The company produced the hugely popular Bostonian shoe. The Whitman factory complex was its original site. Known for high quality and comfort, The Bostonian is still sold today.
The factory complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
References
Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA