place

Ware Paper Mill

Buildings and structures in Newton, MassachusettsIndustrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in MassachusettsNational Register of Historic Places in Newton, MassachusettsNewton, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs
NewtonMA WarePaperMill
NewtonMA WarePaperMill

The Ware Paper Mill is a historic mill building at 2276 Washington Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1790, it is a remnant of the first paper mill to be built on the banks of the Charles River. The 1+1⁄2-story stone building was built by John Ware, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and was in use for paper production until 1938. A brick addition was added to the rear of the building in the 19th century; its interior was effectively stripped in the 1973.The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Ware Paper Mill (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Ware Paper Mill
Washington Street, Newton Newton Lower Falls

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Ware Paper MillContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 42.325833333333 ° E -71.255277777778 °
placeShow on map

Address

Washington Street 2282;2284
02462 Newton, Newton Lower Falls
Massachusetts, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

NewtonMA WarePaperMill
NewtonMA WarePaperMill
Share experience

Nearby Places

Newton Lower Falls Historic District
Newton Lower Falls Historic District

The Newton Lower Falls Historic District encompasses the historic colonial village center of Newton Lower Falls, on the west side of Newton, Massachusetts. This area lies north of Washington Street, along Concord and Grove Streets, between Washington and Hagar Streets. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.The "lower falls" of the Charles River were an important geographic even before colonial days, because a Native American path traversed the area (roughly along the Washington Street alignment). In the 17th century the waterpower of the falls was already being harnessed by English colonists for the operation of gristmills and sawmills. Permanent residency on the Newton side of the river did not begin until the early 18th century, when an iron works was established. The oldest surviving house in the area is at 2345 Washington Street, built c. 1755. The residential portion of the village developed on the rise above the river, where St. Mary's Episcopal Church was built c. 1813; it is separately listed on the National Register. Adjacent to the church, a number of Greek Revival houses were built on Grove Street during the 1830s and 1840s, the height of the area's economically significant paper industry. The last significant construction in the district was the hose house (fire station) at 677 Grove Street in 1900.The historic portion of the village, once much larger, suffered a significant decline in the 20th century. Fashionable houses belonging to mill owners were demolished, as were more modest residences of mill workers, in some cases to make way for the construction of nearby Massachusetts Route 128. This intrusion also resulted in the destruction of a church and schools.