F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District, Leominster

Name: F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District
Address: Leominster, United States

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F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District

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The F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District encompasses a major 19th-century industrial complex off 124 Water Street in Leominster, Massachusetts. The complex is one of the best-preserved in the city, and was developed by of its most successful businesses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The F. A. Whitney Company, founded in 1858, manufactured baby carriages and related products, and operated here from 1862 to 1952, and was one of the city's major employers. The oldest surviving buildings of its manufacturing complex date to 1872. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Most of the complex has been converted into residential use. ()

Coordinates: 42°31'45"N, 71°45'18"W

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F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Mall at Whitney Field, Fitchburg Public Library, Doyle Reservation, Pine Grove Cemetery.

0.7 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall at Whitney Field, Leominster
17 min walk • The Mall at Whitney Field is a shopping mall located off of Route 2 near the junction with Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts. The mall opened in 1967 and was renovated and renamed in 2004. The mall's anchor stores are Burlington and JCPenney with two vacant anchors last occupied by Macy's and Sears.
4.4 miNW
Library, Neoclassical architecture
Fitchburg Public Library, Fitchburg
114 min walk • The Fitchburg Historical Society is a historical society whose mission is to collect, preserve, and present the history of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
1.7 miNW
Park
Doyle Reservation, Leominster
43 min walk • The Doyle Community Park & Center, located in the city of Leominster, Massachusetts, is a 170-acre landscaped urban park and open space reservation managed by The Trustees of Reservations, a non-profit conservation organization.
~550 ftN
Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster
3 min walk • The Pine Grove Cemetery, also known as the First Meetinghouse Burying Ground, is an historic cemetery on Tremaine and Main Streets in Leominster, Massachusetts.
5.2 miS
42°27'14"N • 71°44'56"W
Mulligan's Miniature Golf, Sterling
133 min walk • Entertainment, Golf
~1860 ftSW
Neighbourhood
Monument Square Historic District, Leominster
9 min walk • The Monument Square Historic District is a historic district on Main and Water Streets, and Grove Avenue in Leominster, Massachusetts.
3.5 miN
Cemetery
Forestdale Cemetery, Fitchburg
91 min walk • Forestdale Cemetery is a public secular cemetery located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The cemetery was officially organized on November 1, 1860, after a town meeting in October of that year designated a sum of $1,500 dollars for the purchase of land; contributions for this land...
4.3 miNW
42°34'53"N • 71°48'0"W
Putnam Street Lanes Fitchburg, Fitchburg
109 min walk • Bowling alley, Bridge
3.6 miN
Cemetery
St. Bernard Cemetery, Fitchburg
91 min walk • St. Bernard Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. People of note buried there include politician Joseph D. Ward, and baseball players Nixey Callahan, John T. Keefe and Pat Moran.
3.6 miNW
Bridge
Arthur J. DiTommaso Memorial Bridge, Fitchburg
92 min walk • The 5th street bridge, also known as the Arthur J. DiTommaso Memorial Bridge, is a cable stayed bridge in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It crosses the North Nashua River and the Fitchburg Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail.
5.4 miE
Town
Shirley
137 min walk • Shirley is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately thirty miles west-northwest of Boston. The population was 7,431 at the 2020 census. The town has a well-preserved historic New England town center. It is home to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley, a medium-security state prison.