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Howland Mill Village Historic District

Coordinates: 41°36′58″N 70°56′0″W / 41.61611°N 70.93333°W / 41.61611; -70.93333
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Howland Mill Village Historic District
Howland Mill Village Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Howland Mill Village Historic District
Howland Mill Village Historic District is located in the United States
Howland Mill Village Historic District
LocationNew Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°36′58″N 70°56′0″W / 41.61611°N 70.93333°W / 41.61611; -70.93333
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1888
ArchitectWheelwright and Haven
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.96000609[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1996

The Howland Mill Village Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Bolton, Winsper, Hemlock Sts., and Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It consists of a collection of single-family mill worker housing units constructed in 1888-89 for workers at the nearby Howland Mill, and several double-decker houses built in the 1920s. The districts uniformity of style is apparent despite some exterior alterations: there are only two basic house plans. The Howland Mill Company was founded in 1886, and its mills were used in production (under a variety of names and owners) until 1954. Most of the housing was sold off in the 1910s.[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Howland Mill Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 16, 2014.