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The Ware Center Historic District encompasses the historic early center of Ware, Massachusetts. Centered at the junction of Massachusetts Route 9 with Greenwich Plains Road, it is a linear district extending about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) along Route 9 in either direction. Most of the structures in the district were built between 1760 and 1860 ...
The town of Ware was established in the mid-18th century, with its town center several miles to the west. The falls of the Ware River (south of this district) were an early site of industrial activity, but did not experience significant growth until the 19th century. Large-scale development of the falls for textile production began in 1821, and ...
The Ware Millyard area first saw industrial use in the 18th century, when Jabez Olmsted established a sawmill at the falls of the Ware River. Capitalizing on the innovations in textile manufacturing that led to the establishment of Lowell, Massachusetts, investors in 1821 purchased mill privileges at the falls, and incorporated the Ware Manufacturing Company in 1823.
The Dr. John Christie Ware Bungalow is located at 246 East Saddle River Road in the borough of Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic house was built in 1909 using boulders and features American Craftsman architectural style as designed by its original owner, John Christie Ware.
A typical small bungalow near Moville, County Donegal in Ireland. The bungalow is the most common type of house built in the Irish countryside. During the Celtic Tiger years of the late 20th century, single-storey bungalows declined as a type of new construction, and residents built more two-storey or dormer bungalows.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.4 km 2), of which 6.2 square miles (16.0 km 2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km 2), or 2.15%, are water. [2] The Ware River flows through the center of the village, running southwest to join the Quaboag River in Palmer, forming the Chicopee River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.0 square miles (103.5 km 2), of which 34.4 square miles (89.0 km 2) are land and 5.6 square miles (14.5 km 2), or 14.01%, are water. [8] Ware lies at the southern end of the Quabbin Reservoir and the Quabbin Reservation. The reservation lands within town include two ...
Otis Company Mill No. 1 is a historic mill on E. Main Street in Ware, Massachusetts, United States.Built in 1845, it is one of the best-preserved stone mills in western Massachusetts, and a rare surviving example of a large mill from the pre-turbine phase of industrialization.