Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer
Encyclopedia
Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer is an historic wooden building at 36 William Street in Stoneham
, Massachusetts
, in the United States
. On April, 1984, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
. The property now houses the Stoneham Historical Society.
to serve as a shoemaker's shop. The name came from the fact that it was usually 10 feet (3 m) by 10 feet (3 m) in area. The ten footers were forerunners of the large shoe factories that developed in New England later in the 19th century.
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Stoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its population was 21,437 at the 2010 census, down from 22,219 in 2000. The town is the birthplace of Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the home of the Stone Zoo.- History :...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. On April, 1984, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The property now houses the Stoneham Historical Society.
National Register Listing
- Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer (added 1984 - Building - #84002821)
- 36 William St., Stoneham
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
- Architectural Style: No Style Listed
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry
- Period of Significance: 1850-1874
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
- 0Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility
- Current Function: Recreation And Culture
- Current Sub-function: Museum
Ten footer
A ten footer was a small backyard shop structure built in the 18th and 19th centuries in New EnglandNew England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
to serve as a shoemaker's shop. The name came from the fact that it was usually 10 feet (3 m) by 10 feet (3 m) in area. The ten footers were forerunners of the large shoe factories that developed in New England later in the 19th century.
Resource
- Hunter, Ethel A., The Ten-Footers of New England in Parks, Roger, editor, The New England Galaxy: The best of 20 years from Old Sturbridge Village, Chester Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 1980, pp. 134–139, ISBN 0-87106-040-X