Gloucester Net and Twine Company
Gloucester Net and Twine Company | |
| Location | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°37′15″N 70°40′7″W / 42.62083°N 70.66861°W |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Gloucester MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000474[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1996 |
The Gloucester Net and Twine Company is a historic factory in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was the factory of one of Gloucester's most important fishing-related manufacturing businesses, founded in 1884. The complex was built c. 1899. The main factory building is a utilitarian wood-frame structure three stories high, six window bays wide and fourteen long. Its long facade, along Maplewood Avenue, is centered on a four-story tower, to the right of which is a single-story brick power supply building with Italianate detailing.[2]
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Gloucester Net and Twine Company". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 25, 2013.