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. Jones & Co. and Bay State Shoe & Leather Co. The company produced the hugely popular ''Bostonian'' shoe, known for its high quality and comfort. The Whitman factory complex was its original site. In 1968, Commonwealth Shoe and Leather merged with
Kayser-Roth
Kayser-Roth Corporation (a subsidiary of ) is an underwear and hosiery manufacturer based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company currently markets three owned brands in North America, No Nonsense, Hue and Burlington.
History
Julius Kayser & ...
, which later sold the Bostonian shoe brand to British shoemaker
Clarks in 1979.
Clarks still produces shoes under the Bostonian brand.
Clark USA
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The factory complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
References
Manufacturing plants in the United States
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Whitman, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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