Location Ware, Massachusetts NRHP Reference # 82001909 Opened 1845 Added to NRHP 2 May 1982 | Built 1845 Designated CP November 21, 1986 Area 4,047 m² | |
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Part of Ware Millyard Historic District (#86003508) Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
Otis Company Mill No. 1 is a historic mill on E. Main Street in Ware, Massachusetts, United States. It is a five-story mill building fashioned out of coursed stone, and was built in 1845. It is a rectangular structure, topped by a gable roof, with projecting stairwell sections in roughly the middle of both of its long sides. The mill was probably built by Belchertown mill builder Nathaniel Dudley Goodell, and is the only stone mill in the town. The mill was built for the Otis Company, which initially manufactured woven cotton fabric, but later branched out into underwear. The company was Ware's largest employer for about 100 years.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was further listed as a contributing property to the Ware Millyard Historic District in 1986.