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Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory, End of Horton Street, Gloucester, Essex County, MA
Summary
Significance: The Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory is significant as the first U.S. manufacturer of copper paint, which was used on the bottom of boats to prevent marine growth.
Survey number: HAER MA-166
Building/structure dates: 1877-1884 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1892 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1950- before. 1959 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1960- before. 1969 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1972 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 100001502
Tags
manufacturing
boating
brick buildings
wooden buildings
machinery
maritime
gloucester mass
tarr
wonson
paint
factory
wonson paint factory
horton
horton street
gloucester
essex
essex county
massachusetts
james abbott
justine christianson
council of american maritime museums
todd a croteau
gloucester paints
historic american engineering record
ocean alliance
rule industries
john tagiuri
tarr and wonson ltd
james g tarr
augustus wonson
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
historic american landscapes survey
historic american buildings survey
manufacturing plants
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1960
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Tarr, James G
Wonson, Augustus
Tarr & Wonson Ltd.
Abbott, James
Gloucester Paints
Rule Industries
Ocean Alliance
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Croteau, Todd, project manager
Council of American Maritime Museums, sponsor
Location
Gloucester (Mass.)
,
42.60731, -70.65850
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html