Today. After the decline of milling, the former David Wood Mill building housed a maker of church furniture. It also housed Basketville, a well-known New England retailer, before its conversion, in the late 1980s, into the condominiums called The Residence at the Falls.

David Wood Mill. Rivaling the Chapin Mill as a seat of industry, David Wood's woolen mill at Hudson and Allen Streets had already survived several fires by the time he erected this brick building in 1888, not long before this photograph was taken. After the decline of milling, the building housed a maker of church furniture. It also housed Basketville, a well-known New England retailer, before its conversion into condominiums in the late 1980s.

Today. Around the middle of the 20th century, the Daniel B. Wesson mansion became a restaurant called the White Cliffs. Today, the White Cliffs is host to social and business functions year-round.

Wesson Estate. In 1882, Daniel B. Wesson, a partner in the firearms manufacturing firm of Amith & Wesson, began to construct this elaborate summer home one-half mile east of the center of Northborough. He called it the Cliffs. From its stained-glass skylight to its parquet oak floors, it is a spectacular mansion, which reportedly cost Wesson $300,000.

Today. The John Stone House, on 10 Church Street, is home to a variety of businesses, including a tea room and an art and gift shop.

John Stone House. The John Stone House dates from about 1850. Members of the family are gathered for this photograph, which apparently dates from the 1890s. The house, despite modifications, is still recognizable at 10 Church Street. It was the longtime home of R. Gordon Walker, a Northborough selectman in the 1930s and 1940s, and his wife, Florence Walker.