The Tack Factory

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The Tack Factory
NorwellMA TackFactory.jpg
The Tack Factory is located in Massachusetts
The Tack Factory
Location49 Tiffany Rd., Norwell, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°7′21″N 70°48′33″W / 42.12250°N 70.80917°W / 42.12250; -70.80917Coordinates: 42°7′21″N 70°48′33″W / 42.12250°N 70.80917°W / 42.12250; -70.80917
Area1.27 acres (0.51 ha)
Built1834 (1834)
NRHP reference No.80000472[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1980

The Tack Factory was a historic industrial facility at 49 Tiffany Road in Norwell, Massachusetts, United States. With its oldest portion dating to 1834, it was the last surviving 19th-century mill building in Norwell prior to its destruction by fire in 1983. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] For most of its history it was used in the manufacture of horse tack equipment.

Description and history[]

The Tack Factory was set on the west side of Tiffany Road, just south of Tiffany Pond. At the southern end of the pond stands a dam, probably built in the early 20th century, which replaced an older 18th-century dam probably built for the grist mill that first stood at the site. The main building, which stood across Third Herring Brook, was a single-story post-and-beam structure with a broad gable roof. Its exterior had been covered with several layers of wood shingling, and a tall 30-foot (9.1 m) brick chimney rose from the north slope of the roof. Underneath the building was a granite sluiceway, in which the old waterwheel and related equipment could be found. The main building was enlarged by three relatively small frame additions.[2]

The factory was built in 1834 by Zephaniah Talbot and Samuel Salmond, who had acquired the water rights of the 18th-century mill that previously stood on the site. The Salmond family operated the factory, producing horse tack for many years, until the mid-20th century. The last occupant of the property was a printing company.[2]

The factory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It was destroyed by fire in 1983.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for The Tack Factory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  3. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for The Tack Factory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
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