Daniel Aldrich Cottage and Sawmill

Daniel Aldrich Cottage and Sawmill
Location 364 Aldrich St., Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°1′39″N 71°38′27″W / 42.02750°N 71.64083°W / 42.02750; -71.64083Coordinates: 42°1′39″N 71°38′27″W / 42.02750°N 71.64083°W / 42.02750; -71.64083
Area 10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Built 1830
Architectural style Federal
MPS Uxbridge MRA
NRHP Reference # 83004103[1]
Added to NRHP October 7, 1983

The Daniel Aldrich Cottage and Sawmill is a historic property at 364 Aldrich Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It includes a c. 1830s late Federal style brick cottage, and at one time also included a rare surviving small-scale sawmill, built about 1835. They were built by Daniel Aldrich, member of a locally prominent family, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Description and history

The Daniel Aldrich property is located on the south side of Aldrich Street in a rural area of central southern Uxbridge. The house is a 1-1/2 story brick structure, with a side gable roof and end chimneys. The front facade is laid in stretcher bond, while the other sides are laid in common bond. The front has five bays, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows. A wood-frame Greek Revival ell extends to the east. Located southwest of the house is a barn.[2]

What is left of the mill in 2015

East of the house, across a small brook, stood a modest single-story wood frame structure with a gable roof and clapboard siding. Possibly dating to about the same period as the house, it was a rare surviving example of a small 19th-century sawmill.[2] Most of the building has been demolished since it was listed on the National Register.

Beginning in the 1820s, Aldrich Village developed as a community of the extended family of the Aldriches.[3] The Aldrich family were Quakers and their community included their homes and businesses they operated.[3] This property was owned by Daniel Aldrich, who ran a saw mill, a blacksmith shop and a wheelwright shop which produced numerous products such as roof shingles, wagons, lumber.[3] The property was later taken over by Daniel's son Gideon, but it is not clear if he used the mill in his lumber-related businesses.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "NRHP nomination for Daniel Aldrich Cottage and Saw Mill". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  3. 1 2 3 "Walking tours - Uxbridge". Blackstone Daily. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
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