American Woolen Mill Housing District

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American Woolen Mill Housing District
LawrenceMA AmericanWoolenMillHousing.jpg
The central courtyard of the housing district
American Woolen Mill Housing District is located in Massachusetts
American Woolen Mill Housing District
LocationLawrence, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°41′59″N 71°9′28″W / 42.69972°N 71.15778°W / 42.69972; -71.15778Coordinates: 42°41′59″N 71°9′28″W / 42.69972°N 71.15778°W / 42.69972; -71.15778
Built1909
Architect
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.82001990 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1982

The American Woolen Mill Housing District is a residential historic district at 300–328 Market Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It consists of nine three story multiunit tenements built in the first decade of the 20th century. They are situated in a roughly oval pattern around a central courtyard, a distinctive pattern designed to provide open space while maximizing housing density. The property was designed by local architect , and had features unusual for tenements, including gas heat and indoor plumbing.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for American Woolen Mill Housing District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-03.


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