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Chocolate-making in the immediate area has a history dating to the mid-18th century, when Dr. James Baker and John Hannan established the business in 1765. The company they founded grew to national prominence in the first half of the 19th century under Walter Baker, James Baker's grandson. Additional
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products in the United States. The industrial buildings of the district were built between about 1868 and 1947. They were listed as part of the district on the
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