The Essex Company Offices and Yard, at 6 Essex Street in
Lawrence, Massachusetts, are the historic headquarters of the Essex Company, which was responsible for Lawrence's founding in 1847 and development in the 19th century. These facilities were built in 1883–84, and consist of a street-facing office building and four others: a carpenter's shop, foundry, garage, and storage building. They were designed by Hiram Mills, the Essex Company's chief engineer.
It is currently the home of the Lawrence History Center's Immigrant City Archives and Museum.
The complex was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1979,
and included in the
North Canal Historic District in 1984.
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See also
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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
External links
Lawrence History Center
Commercial buildings completed in 1883
Buildings and structures in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
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