Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District
Historic district in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the Neponset River in the Dorchester area of Boston and in the town of Milton, Massachusetts. It encompasses an industrial factory complex, most of which was historically associated with the Walter Baker & Company, the first major maker of chocolate products in the United States. The industrial buildings of the district were built between about 1868 and 1947. They were listed as part of the district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a slight enlargement in 2001. The buildings have been adapted for mixed industrial/retail/residential use.[1]
Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District | |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°16′16″N 71°4′8″W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1868 |
Architect | Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell; et al. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Other, Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 80000675
[1] (original) 01000304 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 1980 |
Boundary increase | April 6, 2001 |