Central Woolen Mills District, Uxbridge

Name: Central Woolen Mills District
Address: Uxbridge, United States

#31 among attractions in Uxbridge

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The Central Woolen Mills District is a historic district in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA. The centerpiece of this historic district is the Stanley Woolen Mill, also known as the 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 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 an example of the earliest industrial activity of the United States. ()

Coordinates: 42°4'50"N, 71°37'13"W

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Uxbridge United States

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Central Woolen Mills District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Uxbridge Town Hall, Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge Free Public Library, Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park.

0.6 miSW
City hall
Uxbridge Town Hall, Uxbridge
15 min walk • Uxbridge Town Hall is the town hall of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, located at 45 South Main Street. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1879 and added to the historic registry 100 years later. Amos P. Cutting of Worcester was the architect. Ferry & Gardner of Springfield also submitted plans.
~150 ftNW
Park
Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge
1 min walk • Stanley Woolen Mill is the common historic name applied to a defunct company based in southeastern Massachusetts and to the company's buildings which stand at the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. The mill is an important footnote in the history of the textile industry in America.
0.5 miSW
Library
Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge
14 min walk • The Uxbridge Free Public Library is the public library in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It opened in 1875. The first library in the town of Uxbridge was the Uxbridge Social and Instructive Library, managed by George Southwick at his store in the Quaker City section of South Uxbridge.
0.9 miN
42°5'37"N • 71°37'26"W
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge
24 min walk • Historical place, State park, Park
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Uxbridge Common District, Uxbridge
16 min walk • The Uxbridge Common District is located in downtown Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic buildings in this district include the Uxbridge Academy, Uxbridge Free Public Library, the Deborah A. Wheelock House, a blacksmith shop, the First Congregational Church, and the Unitarian Church.
0.7 miSW
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
A. Chapin House, Uxbridge
18 min walk • The A. Chapin House is a historic house located at 36 Pleasant Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
0.8 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Zadock Taft House, Uxbridge
20 min walk • The Zadock Taft House is a historic house at 115 South Main Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Probably built in the 18th century, it received its present Greek Revival styling in the 1840s or 1850s.
~1550 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture
R. Farnum House, Uxbridge
8 min walk • The R. Farnum House is an historic house located at 22 Oak Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. This 2+1⁄2 story wood-frame house was built c. 1875–80, and is a well-preserved local example of Gothic Revival styling.
~1500 ftE
Neighbourhood
Wheelockville District, Uxbridge
8 min walk • The Wheelockville District is an historic district located at Mendon and Henry streets in the village of Wheelockville in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
1.2 miNW
Universities and schools
North Uxbridge School, Uxbridge
32 min walk • The North Uxbridge School, also known as the Virginia A. Blanchard School, is an historic school building at 87 East Hartford Avenue in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1873 and enlarged in 1900, it served as a public school until 2002.

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Which popular attractions are close to Central Woolen Mills District?

Nearby attractions include Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge (1 min walk), Wheelockville District, Uxbridge (8 min walk), R. Farnum House, Uxbridge (8 min walk), Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge (14 min walk).