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410: 62: 48: 87: 220:. The four-story brick building was built in stages between 1885 and 1900, and was a prototypical structure from which the design of other period shoe factories in Manchester were built. Construction was overseen by Head & Dowst, a builder responsible for a number of area public buildings, including schools and prisons. It was funded by local businessmen seeking to diversify the local economy, and was leased to the Kimball Brothers, a leading shoe manufacturer in 94: 69: 249:
1900. The Kimballs had been in business since 1878, and moved the bulk of their production to Manchester after a fire destroyed their Lynn plant in 1889. They operated on the premises until 1929, and it remained in use for shoe manufacturing until 1970. The building served as a prototype for the construction of other shoe factories in the area, including the
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in the city, and textile mills were its major business. A consortium of local businessmen organized the Manchester Shoe Manufacturing Company in that year in a bid to diversify the city's economic base. The building was immediately leased to Kimball Manufacturing of Lynn, and was enlarged in 1890 and
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The Kimball Brothers Shoe Factory is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of downtown Manchester, in a predominantly residential area. It occupies a parcel bounded on three sides by Cypress and Massabesic streets and Woodman Avenue. It is a U-shaped four-story brick building with typical late
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19th-century industrial styling. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings, and the building is crowned by a modest corbelled
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The oldest portion, the Cypress Street elevation, was built in 1885, at a time when shoemaking was a
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Francestown Town Hall and Academy and Town Common Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places in Manchester, New Hampshire
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Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District
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Nashua Gummed and Coated Paper Company Historic District
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is a historic factory building at 335 Cypress Street in
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Buildings and structures in Manchester, New Hampshire
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Kimball Brothers Shoe Factory is located in New Hampshire
Kimball Brothers Shoe Factory is located in the United States
Manchester, New Hampshire
42°58′55″N 71°26′22″W / 42.98194°N 71.43944°W / 42.98194; -71.43944
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Manchester, New Hampshire
Lynn, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places
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cottage industry
Hoyt Shoe Factory
Hoyt Shoe Factory
Landis Shoe Company Building
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire


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