National Register of Historic Places

Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer

Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
April 12, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002821

About this property

The Shoe Shop–Doucette Ten Footer is a historic wooden building at 36 William Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts, in the United States. In April 1984, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The building sits at the back of the Stoneham Historical Society premises. A ten footer was a small backyard shop structure built in the 18th and 19th centuries in New England to serve as a shoemaker's shop. The name came from the fact that it was usually 10 feet (3.0 m) by 10 feet (3.0 m) in area. The ten footers were forerunners of the large shoe factories that developed in New England later in the 19th century.

Location

36 William St.
Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.48268, -71.09846

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Lancaster (King Philip's War)
1676Colonial
4.5 mi
Battle of Menotomy
1775Revolutionary War
5.5 mi
Skirmish at Menotomy (Arlington)
1775Revolutionary War
5.5 mi

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When was Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer listed on the National Register?

Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer?

Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer?

The period of significance for Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer is recorded as the industrial era.

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