Watertown Businesses

description - Grist Mill -- from negative from Coolidge Estate. The Grist mill was owned by William H. Perkins. He sells the mill sometime between 1897, when he works in an iron foundry in Plymouth Mass. and 1901. George F. Taylor owns the apothecary on the right.… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Mill, grist -- Watertown (Mass).; Perkins, William H.; Taylor, George F.; relation - Identifier - figure 2320

description - Grist Mill at Galen Street Dam, 1634 -- 1898. opposite Spring Street, the site now included in the Delta in Watertown Square. Photo clipping in G.F. Robinson's Scrapbook and "Great Little Watertown". The Grist mill was owned by William H. Perkins.… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Mill, grist -- Watertown (Mass).; Laing, Arthur.; Perkins, William H.; relation - Identifier - figure 2319

description - Owned by Jesse Wheeler who died in 1882. Jesse Wheeler had a store in Watertown in 1834 but sold out removed to Newton. He returned in 1838 here he had a country store of dry-goods, crockery cutlery, boots and shoes, every thing except provisions… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Merchantville store -- Watertown (Mass).; Wheeler, Jesse -- d.1882.; relation - Identifier - figure 2314

description - Dry goods store of Otis Brothers, Horace and Ward. . They had clerked for Wheeler and Traine and bought the store in 1866 for a three year lease. In 1869 they moved the business to Watertown Square. Twenty years later, 1889, they bought up more… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Merchantville store -- Watertown (Mass).; Otis, Ward -- 1843-1936.; Otis,… relation - Identifier - figure 2312

description - Shoe conveyor jack. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early years, Hood hired many immigrant Armenians and… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing --… relation - Identifier - figure 2301

description - Inspection conveyor. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early years, Hood hired many immigrant Armenians and… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing --… relation - Identifier - figure 2298

description - Molded boot vulcanizer battery. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early years, Hood hired many immigrant… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing --… relation - Identifier - figure 2295

description - Molded boots in packing room. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early years, Hood hired many immigrant… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing --… relation - Identifier - figure 2290

description - Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).Experimental pac. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early years,… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing --… relation - Identifier - figure 2287

description - Molded boots: 1) Short 2) St. King (Mandrel) 3) St. King (Mandrel) 4) Sporting. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing --… relation - Identifier - figure 2285

description - All female work force, heel trimming; Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early years, Hood hired many… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing --… relation - Identifier - figure 2283

description - James Sullivan, left. In 1919, Charles Woodland owned the Charles W. Pierce estate (now St. Patrick's Cemetery), and built his plant at 54 Waverly Ave. He started with a single route delivering 200 quarts a day and by 1956, he had over 40 routes to… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Woodland Dairy -- Watertown (Mass.).; Shoe manufacturing -- Watertown… relation - Identifier - figure 2102

description - James H. Sullivan at first gas station in Watertown, 508 Main Street corner of Rosedale. subject - Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Gas stations- Watertown (Mass.).; Sullivan, James H.; relation - Identifier - figure 2100

description - Building block, built in 1792, owned by Abel Hunt. In 1869, Samuel S. Gleason had a provision (grocer) store in the Hunt Building. By 1871, Gleason had moved to the Barnard Block owned by Joel Barnard, Jr. Wooden building on left was Thomas Trull's… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Hunt, Abel.; Sullivan, Albert J.; Gleason,… relation - Identifier - figure 21

description - Next AT&T, later Tufts Health Plan on Mount Auburn Street. Western Electric was founded in 1882 to manufacture electronic apparatus of resale to Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. In 1931 Western Electric Co. out grew its original facility in… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Western Electric-- Watertown (Mass.).; Mount Auburn Street -- Watertown… relation - Identifier - figure 2081

description - Early location of Star Market, Mount Auburn Street, 1921. subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Star Market-- Watertown (Mass.).; Mount Auburn Street -- Watertown… relation - Identifier - figure 2079

description - Used as a private taxi between Boston and Watertown, early 1920's. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 2075

description - Property of James H. Sullivan, Sr. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Rosedale Street -- Watertown (Mass.).; Hotels -- Watertown (Mass.).; Sullivan, James H., Sr.; relation - Identifier - figure 2067

description - Map of Boston and surrounding towns. Part of the d subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Main Street -- Watertown (Mass.).; Banks -- Watertown (Mass.). ; relation - Identifier - figure 1736

description - Boston Consolidated Gas Company was founded in 1905. Condemned, chimney being destroyed. Associated Press photo. March 21, 1934. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Brand name products.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown. Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Boston Consolidated Gas -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 163