Brown Stocking Mill Historic District, Ipswich

Name: Brown Stocking Mill Historic District
Address: Ipswich, United States

#27 among attractions in Ipswich

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The Brown Stocking Mill Historic District in Ipswich, Massachusetts encompasses the mill building of Harry S. Brown's stocking-making factory, and associated mill worker housing Brown had built. Brown, a supervisor at the Ipswich Mills, established his company in 1906, constructed a factory on Brownville Avenue, and built a series of worker housing units on Brownville and several nearby streets. The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It includes properties at 24—32 Broadway Avenue, 3—41 Brownville Avenue, 10 Burleigh Avenue, 3—5 Burleigh Place, and 35—47 Topsfield Road. ()

Coordinates: 42°40'38"N, 70°50'49"W

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Brown Stocking Mill Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John Whipple House, Ipswich Museum, Choate Bridge, Ipswich Museum.

0.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
John Whipple House, Ipswich
14 min walk • The John Whipple House is a historic colonial house at 1 South Green in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in the seventeenth century, the house has been open to the public as a museum since 1899 and was the subject of some of the earliest attempts at the preservation of colonial houses.
0.6 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
15 min walk • The Ipswich Historical Society in Ipswich, Massachusetts was founded by Reverend Thomas Franklin Waters in 1890. The Society initially had no headquarters, and met in the studio of artist Arthur Wesley Dow. They eventually found a better place to meet in the Odd Fellows Hall.
0.5 miE
Bridge
Choate Bridge, Ipswich
14 min walk • Choate Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge carrying Route 1A/Route 133 over the Ipswich River in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest surviving bridges in North America, and is probably the oldest in Massachusetts.
0.6 miE
Museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
15 min walk • Ipswich Museum is a registered museum of culture, history and natural heritage located on High Street in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. It was historically the leading regional museum in Suffolk, housing collections drawn from both the former counties of East Suffolk and West Suffolk, which were amalgamated in 1974.
~1930 ftE
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Ipswich Mills Historic District, Ipswich
10 min walk • The Ipswich Mills Historic District encompasses a major textile mill complex and associated worker housing along the Ipswich River near the center of Ipswich, Massachusetts.
0.5 miE
Neighbourhood
South Green Historic District, Ipswich
14 min walk • The South Green Historic District encompasses one of the oldest central civic parts of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The town's South Green was laid out in 1686, and is now the heart of a collection of historic properties dating from the 17th to the 19th century.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Meetinghouse Green Historic District, Ipswich
16 min walk • Meetinghouse Green Historic District encompasses the historic 17th century heart of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The district runs along North Main Street, south from its junction with High Street to the southern end of the Meetinghouse Green.

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Which popular attractions are close to Brown Stocking Mill Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Ipswich Mills Historic District, Ipswich (10 min walk), Choate Bridge, Ipswich (14 min walk), South Green Historic District, Ipswich (14 min walk), John Whipple House, Ipswich (14 min walk).

How to get to Brown Stocking Mill Historic District by public transport?

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Brown Stocking Mill Historic District, Ipswich

Facts and practical information

Ipswich plan & book

Brown Stocking Mill Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

John Whipple House, Ipswich

Ipswich Museum, Ipswich

Choate Bridge, Ipswich

Ipswich Museum, Ipswich

Ipswich Mills Historic District, Ipswich

South Green Historic District, Ipswich

Meetinghouse Green Historic District, Ipswich

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Brown Stocking Mill Historic District?

How to get to Brown Stocking Mill Historic District by public transport?