Last updated: July 14, 2021
Place
Whitin Working Housing
Quick Facts
A key part of a mill village was the company constructed and owned worker housing. Throughout Whitinsville you can still see the structures that were constructed to house the many company workers. Along Fletcher Street, you will see three Federal-style workers' houses constructed in 1826 in conjunction with the Brick Mill. These houses represent the beginning of the extensive company housing system that the Whitins developed over the years. Further along you will see a series of row houses built in 1864. On High Street, you will pass a number of duplexes built for Whitin employees between 1847 and 1864. Forest Street has a large concetration of Whitin Mill Houses.
The worker housing constructed by the Whitins served as the homes for a diverse population of people from across the world who came to work for the Whitin Machine Works.