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Botany Worsted Mills, Locomotive House, 30a Sherman Street, Passaic, Passaic County, NJ

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Botany Worsted Mills, Locomotive House, 30a Sherman Street, Passaic, Passaic County, NJ

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Significance: The locomotive house was originally part of the Botany Worsted Mills, founded in 1889 as the first integrated woolen processing plant in the United States. Its original function as a transport station indicated the comprehensive approach to manufacturing taken by Botany Mills: each step of wool processing, from washing and dyeing to weaving, packaged and shipping, was completed at a single plant site.
Survey number: HABS NJ-982-E

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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