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Located at the corner of Main St. and Florida Rd., the boarding houses where built in 1902 by the American Woolen Company. There were dining rooms in the section between the two large structures. The Town of Maynard purchased the building in 1934,…

Picture taken behind one of the boarding houses on Main St. Note the aprons worn by some of the workers.
John Helander, boarder, upper far left (fisted)

A review of the many boarding houses and hotels that sprang up in Maynard starting in the 1860s and flourished until the 1930s.

Boarding houses on Main Street at corner of Florida Road - built in 1902 by the American Woolen Company and served as boarding houses until 1933 when the Town purchased the entire building and used it for a Town Hall until 1961. The building was…