John Winthrop Jr Iron Furnace Site

  • Also Known As: Braintree Furnace

  • Address: Adjacent to 57 Crescent St
  • Vicinity: W of Cross St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1639/00/00 John Winthrop the Younger Organizer In London, John Winthrop the Younger establishes the 'Company of Undertakers for the Iron Workes in New England' to finance an iron works in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1644/00/00 John Winthrop the Younger Owner Braintree Furnace is constructed, 1644 to 1645, for the 'Company of Undertakers for the Iron Workes in New England' to produce products made of iron.
1645/00/00 Richard Leader Director The Iron Works Undertakers write to Winthrop informing him that Richard Leader, a merchant from Salehurst who is familiar with the iron making process, will replace him as manager of the Braintree Iron Works.
1645/10/15 John Winthrop the Younger Owner John Winthrop secures the Undertakers an exemption from taxes and a 21-year monopoly on iron production from the Massachusetts General Court.
1647/00/00 Richard Leader Director The Braintree Iron furnace suspends operations due to a lack of iron ore in the area and an inadequate supply of water to power the machinery.

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Particulars for John Winthrop Jr Iron Furnace Site:
Cultural Affiliation Colonial American
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Criteria Information Potential
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Sight Category Site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 77000192
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Industry, Historic and non-aboriginal
Applicable Criteria: Event, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Colonial Industrial
Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Significant Year: 1644, 1653
Historic Function: Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Manufacturing facility
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum Monument, Marker

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