Central Woolen Mills District

The Central Woolen Mills District is a historic district in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The centerpiece of this historic district is the Stanley Woolen Mill, aka Central Woolen Mill, built by Moses Taft in 1852,[2] and earlier by his father, Luke Taft, in 1833, on the banks of the Blackstone Canal. The District is also the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. This parkland is the geographic center of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, an historic corridor of national significance as an example of the earliest industrial activity of the United States.

Central Woolen Mills District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Built	1852
MPS	Uxbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.	84002905 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1984

On October 7, 1983, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Uxbridge, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "NRHP nomination for Central Woolen Mills District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-04.