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'''District C''' is a historic worker housing district located in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], near the former [[Amoskeag Manufacturing Company]] millyard, and surrounding area. It is roughly bounded by N. Hampshire Lane, Hollis, Canal, and Bridge Streets, and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 12, 1982. It contains 9 contributing properties covering an area of approximately {{convert|50|acre|ha|0}}.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NH/Hillsborough/districts.html Hillsborough County - Historic Districts]</ref>
'''District C''' is a historic worker housing district located in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], near the former [[Amoskeag Manufacturing Company]] millyard, and surrounding area. It is roughly bounded by N. Hampshire Lane, Hollis, Canal, and Bridge Streets, and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 12, 1982. It originally contained nine rowhouses in an area of approximately {{convert|5|acre|ha|0}};<ref name="nris"/> three have subsequently been demolished and replaced by a hotel.

==Description and history==
Districty C is a roughly rectangular area, located east of the mills formerly of the [[Amoskeag Manufacturing Company]] lining the eastern bank of the [[Merrimack River]], and west of Elm Street, the city's principal commercial thoroughfare. It is bounded on the north by Hollis Street, the east by North Hampshire Lane, and the west by Canal Street. Five of the six surviving buildings in the district are north of Kidder Street, while one is between Kidder and Bridge Street. The three demolished buildings were located east of the latter building. Each of the buildings in the district is a [[rowhouse]], set with a north-south orientation. Each is 2-1/2 stories in height, built out of brick, and has four units. They are covered by dormered hip roofs, and entrances are set in pairs under Stick style hoods. At the rear of each unit is a two-story projection with a porch.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|82000620}}|title=NRHP nomination for District C|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref>

Four the district's nine blocks were built in 1881 by the Amoskeag Company, and are the survivors of seven originally built at that time to a design by the company's civil engineer, George Stephens. Three of these have since been demolished. The other five were built in 1916 as overseer housing, and were the last group of housing to be built by the company. They were converted into condominiums in the 1970s.<ref name=NRHP/>


District C is located near the central portion of the historic former [[Amoskeag Manufacturing Company|Amoskeag]] millyard, once one of the largest textile manufacturing companies in the world. It operated between 1831 and 1936.<ref>[http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/wes/collections/labor/textiles/content/1001956068.html Amoskeag Manufacturing Company]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Manchester, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Manchester, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Amoskeag Manufacturing Company]]
[[Category:Amoskeag Manufacturing Company]]


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Revision as of 15:50, 18 January 2018

District C
Front view of a typical rowhouse in the district
District C is located in New Hampshire
District C
District C is located in the United States
District C
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Hampshire Lane, Hollis, Canal, and Bridge Sts., Manchester, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°59′43″N 71°27′55″W / 42.99528°N 71.46528°W / 42.99528; -71.46528
Area5 acres (2 ha)
Built1881 (1881)
ArchitectStevens, George
MPSAmoskeag Manufacturing Company Housing Districts TR
NRHP reference No.82000620 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1982

District C is a historic worker housing district located in Manchester, New Hampshire, near the former Amoskeag Manufacturing Company millyard, and surrounding area. It is roughly bounded by N. Hampshire Lane, Hollis, Canal, and Bridge Streets, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1982. It originally contained nine rowhouses in an area of approximately 5 acres (2 ha);[1] three have subsequently been demolished and replaced by a hotel.

Description and history

Districty C is a roughly rectangular area, located east of the mills formerly of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company lining the eastern bank of the Merrimack River, and west of Elm Street, the city's principal commercial thoroughfare. It is bounded on the north by Hollis Street, the east by North Hampshire Lane, and the west by Canal Street. Five of the six surviving buildings in the district are north of Kidder Street, while one is between Kidder and Bridge Street. The three demolished buildings were located east of the latter building. Each of the buildings in the district is a rowhouse, set with a north-south orientation. Each is 2-1/2 stories in height, built out of brick, and has four units. They are covered by dormered hip roofs, and entrances are set in pairs under Stick style hoods. At the rear of each unit is a two-story projection with a porch.[2]

Four the district's nine blocks were built in 1881 by the Amoskeag Company, and are the survivors of seven originally built at that time to a design by the company's civil engineer, George Stephens. Three of these have since been demolished. The other five were built in 1916 as overseer housing, and were the last group of housing to be built by the company. They were converted into condominiums in the 1970s.[2]


See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for District C". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Rear of a typical housing row in the district
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