Washington Street Shoe District

The Washington Street Shoe District of Haverhill, Massachusetts encompasses a two block section of Washington and Wingate Streets, between Railroad Square and Essex Street, in which there were more than 60 shoe factories established in the late 19th century. Buildings in the district are predominantly brick with Italianate styling, and are of a modest scale (three or four stories), unlike later shoe factories which resembled textile mills in size and style.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Washington Street Shoe District
Wingate Street
Washington Street Shoe District is located in Massachusetts
Washington Street Shoe District
Washington Street Shoe District is located in the United States
Washington Street Shoe District
LocationHaverhill, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°46′25″N 71°5′5″W / 42.77361°N 71.08472°W / 42.77361; -71.08472
Built1856
ArchitectLittlefield, Josiah M.; Multiple
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.76000257 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1976

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Washington Street Shoe District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 16, 2014.