Knowlton Hat Factory is a historic factory at 134 Main Street in Upton, Massachusetts.
The factory was built in 1872 and operated by the Knowlton family. It became the biggest women's hat factory in the world in the 1830s. Business continued under the family heirs, as well as others, until it closed in the mid-1970s.
The site added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It has been transformed from a factory into housing.
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