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Corporation (Digital) rented 8,500 square feet of space in the mill complex. Digital expanded its space over time, until in 1974 it purchased the entire 1.1 million square foot complex. Maynard became known as the "Minicomputer Capital of the World". Digital remained headquartered in Maynard until 1998, but it had shuttered operations in the mill buildings in 1993. Wellesley Management purchased the property in 1998 and rented space to various business under the operating name Clock Tower Place. In 2015 "Mill & Main" acquired the mill complex and currently leases space to office and light industry businesses. New owners completed interior and exterior capital improvements at the eight-building campus in 2017.
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Maynard and William Knight constructed the first buildings of Assabet Woolen Mill on the current site. The mill, located between its mill pond and the Assabet River, produced carpets and later wool cloth used in
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Worcester businessmen formed Maynard Industries, Inc., which purchased the property and rented space to business and industrial tenants. In 1957 the newly created Digital
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