Holyoke had many paper manufacturing companies starting in the mid-19th century. The latter part of the 19th century gave rise to paper converters, companies that produced products using paper. One of these companies was the Essex Paper Company, which incorporated in 1895.
Information obtained from prior paper converting companies shows that several have produced paper products such as tablets, composition tablets, and other items suitable for school use. Essex Paper was not an exception. There were several new articles of Essex Paper Company being awarded contracts to supply schools with paper and paper products.
Essex Paper Company was located 35 feet southerly of the southeast corner of North Summer and Lyman Street. The land was originally acquired from Holyoke Water Power Company on June 18, 1895 By Patrick J. Judge. Mr. Judge transferred the property to Thomas M. Cleary and John H. Preston on July 27, 1896.
In March 1904, the plant was very busy fulfilling its orders. Expansion plans were drawn by architect W. J. Howes to double its size with a 50' x 100' addition.
The company had financial problems three years later and was placed into an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors. Subsequently, the creditors were satisfied that, given time, the company would pay its debts.
In July 1907, the company was reorganized as the Essex Pad and Paper Company.
The company was reorganized and incorporated as the Cleary Manufacturing Company in 1923. In 1925, the Reynolds Manufacturing Company, which was operating in the Whiting Street mill on Main Street, needed room to expand. The company acquired the property of the Cleary Manufacturing Company.
Other mill occupants included Jennings Silk in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Holyoke Junk Company in the mid-1930s, and Frank Stein & Sons Inc. in the 1940s and 1950s.
The building was razed in 1958 as part of what was to become the Henry J. Toepfert Apartments.
Citations:
Newspapers.com (paid subscription): Citations: Holyoke (Massachusetts) Transcript & Transcript-Telegram; publication dates are shown.
Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke, Massachusetts, City Directories.
The 2-story former Essex Paper Company building stands prominently on the upper right in this photo. Citation: Transcript-Telegram, Tue. September 30, 1958.
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