[MassHistPres] Examples of clusters of workmans cottages in Massachusetts

[Anne Lusk]

Dear All,
   I'm working on a Study Report for a Local Historic District submission
in Brookline that concerns a cluster of workman's cottages that were built,
starting around 1820.  There are 11 cottages really close together on Hart
Street and 5 cottages really close together on Franklin Court.
     Are there any other clusters of workman's cottages in Massachusetts?
I gather there are some cottages near the old glass factory in Sandwich.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvesville_Historic_District   Could someone
give me a street name for these cottages?  Those cottages would have been
built by the glass company to house their workers.
      The houses on Hart and Franklin were moved in 1870 to these streets
to be owned by Irish Catholic workers or rented to them. Eventually, all
the houses were owned.  Many single women owned the houses, widows remained
in the cottages for a long time, and houses were passed down from family to
family.
     With so many wealthy mansions already being listed and the threat of
smaller homes being demolished to build McMansions, saving the humble
cottages and telling the stories about the owners is worth the effort.
Thanks so much for your help,
Anne Lusk, Ph.D. 617-879-4887
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