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Franklin Falls Historic District

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machine, in 1864 established a factory in the Franklin Falls area that is now part of the Franklin Industrial Company site. This was followed over the subsequent decades by the construction of a number of predominantly brick mill complexes that now line the river. Most of the original industries in
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buildings that line Central Street were built in the 1860s and 1870s. The area's civic improvements included the establishment of Odell Park in the 1890s, and the addition of several important civic structures: the Franklin Opera House, which houses town offices, was built in 1892, and a number of
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at the time of European settlement of New England in the 17th century (documentation which has been confirmed by archaeological evidence found at Odell Park). Colonial settlement of the area did not begin until the late 1740s, and the area did not experience significant growth until the arrival of
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The prosperity brought by this industrial development led to the development of Central Street as the major commercial and civic center of the town (which was incorporated as a city in 1894). Many of the brick
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private libraries established in the 1890s were unified in the Franklin Free Public Library, whose 1907 building was funded in part by steel baron and philanthropist
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the railroad in 1846 and the subsequent expansion of industrial development. Walter Aiken, inventor of a
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District
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Roughly bounded by Bow, River, School, Aylers Sts. and Winnipesaukee River,
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National Register of Historic Places in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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The Franklin Falls area was occupied by the Penacook tribe of the
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Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Vernacular Commercial
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encompassing most of the civic and industrial heart of
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these mill complexes had closed their doors by 1970.
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Franklin Falls Historic District is located in New Hampshire
Franklin Falls Historic District is located in the United States
Franklin, New Hampshire
82001691
historic district
Franklin, New Hampshire
U.S. Route 3
Winnipesaukee River
National Register of Historic Places
Abenaki people
knitting
Italianate
Andrew Carnegie
National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



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