legacy
History
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Originally built in 1920 for the Cambridge Furniture Company, The Packing House stands as the last remaining factory from the Phillips Packing Company’s empire of vegetable and food packing businesses.
The Phillips Packing Company employed thousands of people in Cambridge and was responsible for supplying K and C rations to US troops during World War II. The company closed in the 1960’s, and the building has been deteriorating since.
Redeveloping this historically significant building in a manner that celebrates it distinctive heritage will honor and preserve the legacy of the Phillips Packing Company in Cambridge.
