Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
“The Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company is a historic factory complex at 7 Marble Street in Whitman, Massachusetts. The Commonwealth Shoe Company was formed in 1885 by the merger of Charles H.”
Wikipedia article Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co., CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 2014 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Whitman Town in History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Including an Extensive Family Register, published 1897 names Whitman. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Zechariah (s. of Abiah of Weymouth) lived awhile in W. B., with his brotherin-law, William Turner, and while there was warned out of town 1734. - Eleanor Whitman (of the Easton family probably) m. Samuel Pratt of Stoughton 1764. - Abigail m. Nehemiah Cobb of Mid'o. 1773. - Sarah m. Rufus Weston of Mid'o. 1777. Francis and Mary Whitman of Boston had William 1667*, and another William 1668. - Ezra Whitman m. Bathsheba Richards 1693, and Ebenezer m. Deborah Richards 1705. [Wey. Records.] - Samuel m. Anna Rean 1766, and Davis Whitman m. Mary Taverner 1770. [Boston records.]
Passage source: History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Including an Extensive Family Register, published 1897.
Hams 1803, died in N. Y. ; Natiian 1806, Emeline Frances 1808, Augustus 181 1, Benjamin 1815. His 2d wife d. 1816, and he m. Freelove, widow of William Fobes (she was a French) 1816. Abigail m. Jacob Hayward 18 16, and Alfred Whitman 1833. - Jonah m. Abigail A. Foster of Kingston 1817, where he lives. - Polly H. m. Leonard Hill 1817. - Lyman lives in Stoughton. - Clement is in Boston. - Benjamin in Boston. - Augustus is with Lyman. - Nathan went to Taunton, is now in S. B.
Passage source: History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Including an Extensive Family Register, published 1897.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Whitman Town - 28,625 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 434 fires within 5 miles of Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. between 2005 and 2020, burning about 187 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 210 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 153 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HANSON |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ABINGTON |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ABINGTON |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HANSON |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BROCKTON |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | ABINGTON |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HANOVER |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HANOVER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 683 specimens collected within 10 miles of Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. between 1851 and 1975: 275 Plantae, 244 Fungi, 150 Animalia, 12 Protozoa, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. A. Eaton, A. B. Seymour, A. Clark and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hypnum curvifolium Hedw. | 1851 | W. L. Russell | Hingham |
 | Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. | 1851 | J. L. Russell | |
 | Buellia alboatra (Hoffm.) Th.Fr. | 1852 | Edward Tuckerman | |
 | Biatora ochrophaea Tuck. | 1853 | Russell | Hingham |
| Lecidea chloropolia Fr. | 1853 | J. L. Russell | Hingham | |
| Opegrapha stictica (Durieu & Mont.) Nyl. | 1853 | J. L. Russell | Hingham | |
 | Parmelia elegans (Link) Ach. | 1856 | not recorded | Hingham |
 | Chamberlainia salebrosa (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) H.Rob. | 1857 | T. P. James | Randolph |
 | Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A.Gray | 1870 | Booth, W. | South Weymouth |
 | Dendroica petechia aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1899 | Arthur C. Dyke | Bridgewater |
| Glyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br. | 1899 | E. F. Williams | ||
| Lysimachia quadrifolia L. | 1899 | E. F. Williams |
All 683 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co.: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| F T Read and Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gerald Kelleher Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Studley Pond Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Winter Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitman, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Lightning | Whitman | $32,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Whitman | $10,000 | Lightning struck a house on Pine Circle, setting it on fire. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Whitman | $5,000 | At 740 PM EST, flooding was reported at a home on Winter Street in Hanson. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | $5,000 | A large limb and wires were downed onto a car on Park Avenue. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | $5,000 | Trees, branches and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | $500 | A large limb in front of town hall was downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | $500 | A large tree limb on Temple Street was downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Whitman | - | In Whitman, nickel size hail was reported. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Whitman | - | Two feet of water was over the road near Route 18, rerouting cars. Also, a small brook overflowed its banks, flooding a backyard. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Whitman Park | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
 | Island Grove Park National Register District | 2.1 miles | 2002 |
 | Rockland Almshouse | 2.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Emerson Shoe Company | 3.1 miles | 2018 |
 | Lower Union Street Historic District | 3.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Brockton Edison Electric Illuminating Company Power Station | 3.2 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000271 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |
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