Uxbridge Collection

description - Center section was the original Luke Taft Mill built in 1825. Named for the praying Indians in that area the ""Wacentug"". Originally located on Mendon Road, this mill was removed in 2008. subject - Woolen Mills - Massachusetts - Uxbridge ( Mass.) Industries - Massachusetts - Uxbridge ( Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP014 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,59

description - Full Cape style home built in 1768 by Simeon Wheelock. Purchased in 1910 and given to the Daughter of the American Revolution. Still in use. Located on North Main Street opposite the common. subject - Historic Buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Daughters of the American Revolution - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP012 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,58

description - Granite quarry in operation. Owned and operated by the Blanchard Brothers. Railroad ran up Quarry Hill to carry the granite out of town. No longer in operation but the quarry remains. subject - Granite Quarry - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Industries - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP008 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,57

description - Large three story altered Victorian Gothic built in 1880. Site of the original Peter White Inn. Located at the corner of Douglas Street and North Main Street. Still in use. subject - Historic buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Inns - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP009 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,56

description - Unitarian church on the left and the Uxbridge Free Public Library on the right. North Main Street runs through the center. View of the town common with the War Memorial in the center. subject - Unitarian church - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Public libraries - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP018 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,55

description - Carney Hill in the foreground with town common in the back. First Congregational Church and the Unitarian Church steeples are in this picture. The Unitarian church steeple is on the right. subject - Landscapes - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP017 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,54

description - Early home built by John Farnum 1710. Site of the first town meetings in Uxbridge. View from Mendon Street. Note side house in photograph now removed. Purchased by the town in 1963 to be used by the Historical Society. subject - Historic buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Town Meetings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP013 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,53

description - Two story brick Georgian style Quaker Meeting House built in 1770. Bricks came from South Uxbridge from the Farnum family. Front porch area was a later add on. subject - Historic Building - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Religious organizations - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Quakers - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP010 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,52

description - Interior of the Quaker Meeting house. Simple bench style seating typical of the religious organization. Separate seating for men and women as well as separate entrances. subject - Historic buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Religious organizations - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Quakers - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP011 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,51

description - Victorian Gothic style town building. Built in 1878. South Main Street in the foreground and the Methodist Church steeple in background. Note the large tower in the back, since replaced with a smaller tower due to the Hurricane of 1938. subject - Town halls - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP016 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,50

description - Main Street Uxbridge looking south. Decorated in 1908 for Old Home Week. Old Home Week was a celebration of returning to the old homestead to visit. Held September 20th through the 26th 1908. subject - Towns - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Old Home Week relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP019 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,49

description - Federal style home built in 1731 by the Willard family. Dr Willard owned and operated an insane hospital here and also trained future doctors. Located on the east side of the common. Decorated for Old Home Week 1908. No longer standing. subject - Historic buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Mental Illness - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP015 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,48

description - Woolen mill located in North Uxbridge MA on Rivulet Street. Orginal mill built in 1814 by Samuel Reed. The mill made satinets, broadecloth and cassimeres. Still standing. Second oldest mill in Uxbridge. subject - Historic building - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Woolen mills - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,47

description - Federal style house built by Dr Samuel Willard in 1731. Located on the east side of the town common between the First Congregational Church and the Uxbridge Academy. Demolished in 1960. Image shows the common side with Court Street in the foreground. subject - Historic Buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,46

description - Early Georgian style four poster bed with coverings located in the Taft Tavern. This was the bed that George Washington slept in on trip from Boston to New York. subject - Early American Furniture - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) George Washington - President - United States - relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP007 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,45

description - Full Cape built in 1774 by Samuel Taft. President George Washington slept here in 1789. Photograph is from the rear of the building - Sutton Street is in the background. subject - Historic buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Taverns - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP006 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,44

description - Baseball players from Uxbridge in front of the old Uxbridge High School building. JF Chase, Carl Sanborn (center field), S Morton Gunn (first base), Morton I Murdock (center field), Richard H Macdonald (second base), Edward B Jones, Lu Conant, Horace… subject - Baseball teams - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP020 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,43

description - Old Uxbridge Academy built in 1819 as a private school. Later used as a court house from 1872 until 1910. Located on the north side of the common. Court Street is in the front of the picture. Currently owned by the masons. subject - Historic building - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Academy buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Brick buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP005 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,42

description - Shuttle Shop located on Carney Street in the center of the photograph. Left building was an outbuilding belonging to the Willard family. Large boarding house on the right. Small mill pond in front. Douglas Street. The boarding house is still in use… subject - Historic buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Industries - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP004 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,41

description - Site of the firstwoolen mill in Uxbridge built by Daniel Day. West River in the background. Located on Scott's Lane. Still active. subject - Historic buildings - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) Woolen mills - Massachusetts - Uxbridge (Mass.) relation - Part of the special collections of the Uxbridge Free Public Library Archives Identifier - UXBP003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/uxbridge,40