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Western Avenue Studios
Mass. Mohair Plush Company Mills/ Joan Fabric
Built between 1890-1940
Site History
This site was undeveloped before the 1840s when various businesses were noted here, such as the Lowell City Stables and the Lowell Manufacturing Company. By 1896, a large brick industrial structure on the site was owned by Joseph A. Corem, known as the Corem Block. Ten years later several brick and wood structures lined the canal, and the owner was listed as the Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company. By 1924 there were five-story brick buildings lining the canal.
Preservation and Reuse
Portions of the complex are being developed into artist work space and galleries.