The Worcester Corset Company Factory is an historic factory building at 30 Wyman Street in Worcester, Massachusetts in the Main South neighborhood. The oldest part of the factory was built in 1895, with expansion of the facilities taking place up to 1909. The buildings were designed by Arthur F. Gray for the Worcester Corset Company, whose origins date to an 1861 business by David Hale Fanning making hoops for skirts, but shifted to manufacturing corsets after fashions changed. Fanning's business was immensely successful, and he became one of Worcester's larger employers. At one point it employed over 2000 women. After the Corset Company folded in 1940, the facility was used to manufacture military-style boots.[2] The factory is now an apartment complex.[3]
^"MACRIS inventory record for Worcester Corset Company Factory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
^Duckett, Richard (Mar 14, 2012). "Tour precedes high school production of 'The Royal Worcester Corset Company'". The Telegram and Gazette. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
worcester, corset, company, factory, historic, factory, building, wyman, street, worcester, massachusetts, main, south, neighborhood, oldest, part, factory, built, 1895, with, expansion, facilities, taking, place, 1909, buildings, were, designed, arthur, gray,. The Worcester Corset Company Factory is an historic factory building at 30 Wyman Street in Worcester Massachusetts in the Main South neighborhood The oldest part of the factory was built in 1895 with expansion of the facilities taking place up to 1909 The buildings were designed by Arthur F Gray for the Worcester Corset Company whose origins date to an 1861 business by David Hale Fanning making hoops for skirts but shifted to manufacturing corsets after fashions changed Fanning s business was immensely successful and he became one of Worcester s larger employers At one point it employed over 2000 women After the Corset Company folded in 1940 the facility was used to manufacture military style boots 2 The factory is now an apartment complex 3 Worcester Corset Company FactoryU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocation30 Wyman St Worcester MassachusettsCoordinates42 14 56 N 71 49 10 W 42 24889 N 71 81944 W 42 24889 71 81944Built1895ArchitectArthur F GrayArchitectural styleRomanesqueMPSWorcester MRANRHP reference No 84000097 1 Added to NRHPOctober 4 1984 The factory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 1 See also editBaystate Corset Block NRHP listed in Springfield Massachusetts Kraus Corset Factory NRHP listed in Derby Connecticut Strouse Adler Company Corset Factory NRHP listed in New Haven Connecticut National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester MassachusettsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 MACRIS inventory record for Worcester Corset Company Factory Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2014 01 06 Duckett Richard Mar 14 2012 Tour precedes high school production of The Royal Worcester Corset Company The Telegram and Gazette Retrieved 1 December 2019 External links editWaist Cincher Corset Archived 2018 08 15 at the Wayback Machine This article about a National Register of Historic Places listing in Worcester Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Worcester Corset Company Factory amp oldid 1220597855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
