{"nrhp_refnum":"91000695","name":"Hayward Mill","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Jct. of North and Cook Sts., on the Mumford R.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Douglas","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.07561450000006,"lon":-71.71105783313882,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-06-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A woolen mill complex on North Street in Douglas, Massachusetts, beside the Mumford River and Mill Pond, built from 1880-1881 and expanded in stages through about 1946. It includes a main Mill and Dyehouse, a Boiler House and an Office Building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant under Criterion A for its association with the woolen industry in Douglas and the Blackstone River Valley. Under Criterion C, it reflects the continuing use and functional components of textile manufacturing from the 1880s into the 1940s. The period ends with the close of expanded production for World War Two.","narrative":"Hayward Mill is a group of brick woolen mill buildings on North Street in Douglas, Massachusetts, set in a bend of the Mumford River beside a dam and mill pond that once supplied water power. The earliest section dates to 1880-1881, built on the site of a mill lost to fire in 1880. Later additions came by 1898, then in about 1922, 1927 and 1946, some designed by Charles T. Main, Engineers and Cole and Kimball, Engineers. The complex includes Mill No. 2 with Classical Revival brickwork, an Italianate office building, a boiler house and a dye house. The mill is significant for its role in the woolen industry of Douglas and the Blackstone River Valley, and for showing how a textile plant grew and adapted from the 1880s to the 1940s. It operated under the Hayward and Schuster families and was designated a War Industry in 1942. The site also has archaeological potential.","period_of_significance":"1880-1946","architect_builder":"Charles T. Main, Engineers; Cole and Kimball, Engineers","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Italianate; Late 19th Century Revival/Classical Revival; Modern Movement/Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed historic function was manufacturing; current function is vacant/not in use, with work in progress. The Office Building is used as a residence. Condition is variable, with serious deterioration in the structures in the river bend.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.577729-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/7974/63797424/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/91000695.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000695/930c058706-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000695/930c058706-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hayward_Landing_Douglas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hayward_Landing_Douglas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797424","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayward_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715526"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/hayward-mill-91000695/"}