Gloucester Net and Twine Company

The Gloucester Net and Twine Company is a historic factory in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was the factory of one of Gloucester's most importing fishing-related manufacturing businesses, founded in 1884. The complex was built c. 1899. The main factory building is a utilitarian wood-frame structure three stories high, six window bays wide and fourteen long. Its long facade, along Maplewood Avenue, is centered on a four-story tower, to the right of which is a single story brick power supply building with Italianate detailing.[2]

Gloucester Net and Twine Company
Gloucester Net and Twine Company is located in Massachusetts
Gloucester Net and Twine Company
Gloucester Net and Twine Company is located in the United States
Gloucester Net and Twine Company
LocationGloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°37′15″N 70°40′7″W
Built1884
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSGloucester MPS
NRHP reference No.96000474[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1996

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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