Sandwich Jarvesville National Register Walking Tour (South of Rte 6A section)

Welcome to Jarvesville! In 2010, this area was designated as a National Historic District for being the location of the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company and for its architecture that reflects a 19th century industrial village.

The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company was founded by Deming Jarves in 1825. At its peak in the 1860s, the factory employed close to 500 people. Labor strikes combined with increased competition in the Midwest eventually forced its closure in 1888. In the 1940s, the last remains of the factory were torn down and replaced with modest single-family homes along Factory Street.

Special thanks to the Visitors Services Board, the Sandwich Historical Commission, the Sandwich Town Archives and Friends of the Sandwich Town Archives for making this possible.

Jarvesville maintains remarkable integrity as a walkable village. Homes are predominantly Federal Cape and Greek Revival in character and are modest structures that originally served as housing for glass factory workers. Most homes continue to be lived in year-round and are identified by markers on the front of the home bearing the original owner and construction date.

Jarves Street continues to operate as a commercial center at its western end with many historic properties operating as restaurants and retail shops.

This section of the tour is on the South side of Route 6A, the Old King's Highway and winds through the residential areas close to the village center.