Linwood Historic District

Linwood Mill Historic District covers 37 acres in the village of Linwood, in the southern part of Northbridge, Massachusetts. It centers on the Linwood Cotton Mill, a 3 1/2-story brick Italianate mill built about 1866 with a slate mansard roof and a monumental stair tower. Around it are a brick storehouse, a Second Empire office, a dam and tail race on the Mumford River, and a railroad freight depot, now a restaurant. Worker housing includes dormitories and duplexes in Greek Revival style, and the proprietor's Second Empire mansion sits on a hill to the northwest. The mill was built by members of the Whitin family, who had long dominated cotton manufacturing in Northbridge, and its completion gave Linwood its own identity. The district is valued for its architecture, its link to James Fletcher Whitin and other family members, and its connection to the Providence and Worcester Railroad. The mill complex is vacant, and rehabilitation is pending.