U P D A T E:
The next hearing of the Canton Historical Commission will be on Thursday, August 14th at the Canton Public Library. This public meeting will be held to determine whether the two remaining Revere & Sons buildings will receive a six month demolition delay. The public is urged to attend and to submit written testimony.
The Plymouth Rubber Site - the former mill site of Paul Revere is actively being marketed as an industrially zoned property for sale. The six lot industrial subdivision is being shown frequently. Potential buyers should learn more about the historic and archaeologically significant resources located on the property. Also, the site was used extensively as an industrial complex and potential buyers should learn more about possible chemical and toxic waste that was used on the site.
On, Monday, May 19, 2008 the
developer through their Attorney, Paul Schneiders has filed a
demolition request with the Town of Canton to remove the last buildings
remaining on the site. The final two remaining buildings of Revere
& Sons Copper Company that sit along the Neponset River are close
to being lost to the world forever. Please help us preserve and
protect these buildings from demolition at the hands of a Chicago
developer.
From this humble home built for "an honest miller" Paul Revere began an empire that literally built America.
In 1801, Paul Revere began a new chapter in his life and he chose Canton, Massachusetts as his new home & career. After many years of actively participating in the birth of our nation, Revere came to Canton to build the first copper rolling mill in America. From this mill was produced the first and finest copper sheet metal in the fledgling nation.
By 1803, Revere Copper was used to line the hull of Old Ironsides, to build the roof at New York City Hall, and to sheath the dome of the Massachusetts State House. Revere Copper was used by Robert Fulton famous Fulton Steamships, and more than 700 brass cannons were cast that saw action in the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
What hangs in the balance is preserving the buildings and the archeology of the historic home site against a developer who intends on maximizing the development of the property.
There is much you can do, but stay a moment and read about the history of this amazing place.
