Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1900 — official registry records

1900 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts

2,520

companies registered in 1900

0.1%

of all dated Massachusetts registrations

67th

busiest of 127 years on record

459

cities with registrations in 1900

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1900 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	22,388
1988	21,445
1989	18,959
1990	16,938
1991	16,070
1992	16,813
1993	17,878
1994	18,955
1995	19,442
1996	21,237
1997	22,462
1998	22,508
1999	24,127
2000	27,293
2001	23,990
2002	26,794
2003	27,781
2004	30,636
2005	32,081
2006	31,665
2007	32,178
2008	30,279
2009	28,641
2010	30,924
2011	32,057
2012	35,241
2013	37,837
2014	39,007
2015	41,461
2016	44,195
2017	46,307
2018	50,558
2019	50,397
2020	53,250
2021	65,708
2022	65,768
2023	66,551
2024	66,040
2025	72,054
2026	54,429

Where 1900 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Boston38115%
Worcester983.9%
Springfield652.6%
Unknown491.9%
Cambridge411.6%
Fall River401.6%
Lowell391.5%
New Bedford391.5%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city1,76870%

Where 1900 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Boston	381	15%
Worcester	98	3.9%
Springfield	65	2.6%
Unknown	49	1.9%
Cambridge	41	1.6%
Fall River	40	1.6%
Lowell	39	1.5%
New Bedford	39	1.5%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 2,520

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
18 DEGREES, INC.	Health care and social assistance	042226238	1900-01-01	Active	PITTSFIELD
1853 FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, THE	—	136119091	1900-01-01	Active	PITTSFIELD
1ST AMERICAN BANK FOR SAVINGS	—	000037826	1900-01-01		DORCHESTER,
77 FOREST STREET, NEW BEDFORD	—	000056749	1900-01-01	Inactive	NEW BEDFORD
A REPUBLICAN INSTITUTION IN THE TOWN OF BOSTON	—	777990570	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A-C COMPANY, THE	—	777990384	1900-01-01	Inactive	LOWELL
A. B. & E. L. SHAW COMPANY	—	777990661	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. B. CUTTER COMPANY, THE	—	777990305	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. B. NOYES & CO. CORPORATION	—	777990333	1900-01-01	Inactive	GEORGETOWN
A. BURLINGAME COMPANY	—	777990373	1900-04-23	Inactive	WORCESTER
A. C. DUTTON LUMBER COMPANY	—	777991389	1900-01-01	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
A. C. FAIRBANKS COMPANY, THE	—	777998395	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. C. THOMPSON COMPANY	—	777990241	1900-01-01	Inactive	BROCKTON
A. COBURN BOOT AND SHOE COMPANY	—	777990252	1900-01-01	Inactive	HOPKINTON
A. D. PUFFER AND SONS MANUFACTURING COMPANY	—	777998277	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. F. BEMIS HAT COMPANY	—	777991106	1900-01-01	Inactive	FOXBOROUGH
A. F. LEONARD COMPANY, THE	—	777998128	1900-01-01	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
A. F. TOWLE AND SON COMPANY	—	777990152	1900-01-01	Inactive	NEWBURYPORT
A. FALES AND SONS COMPANY	—	777998157	1900-04-06	Inactive	FRAMINGHAM
A. FIELD & COMPANY	—	777990161	1900-01-01	Inactive	TAUNTON
A. G. MOORE COMPANY, THE	—	777998194	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. G. WALTON & CO. INC.	—	777990208	1900-01-01	Inactive	LYNN
A. H. ATWOOD COMPANY	—	777998217	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. K. YOUNG AND CONANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY	—	777990060	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. M. BROWN COAL COMPANY	—	777998249	1900-12-31	Inactive	WORCESTER
A. M. GARDNER HARDWARE COMPANY	—	777998684	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. M. MCPHAIL PIANO COMPANY	—	777998520	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. M. NILES SHOE COMPANY	—	777998522	1900-01-01	Inactive	BROCKTON
A. M. RICHARDS BUILDING MOVING COMPANY	—	777998536	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. M. RICHARDS LUMBER COMPANY, THE	—	777998528	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. O. H. WIDOWS & ORPHANS FUND, INC.	—	777998335	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. O. SPEARE COMPANY	—	777998336	1900-01-01	Inactive	GARDNER
A. O. U. W. BUILDING ASSOCIATION	—	777998337	1900-01-01	Inactive	WALTHAM
A. RIDGEWAY CO.	—	777998572	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. S. LOWELL COMPANY	—	777998560	1900-01-01	Inactive	WORCESTER
A. S. ROGERS SHOE COMPANY	—	777998575	1900-01-01	Inactive	SALEM
A. STOWELL & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	—	777990601	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. T. FAIRBANKS CONFECTIONERY COMPANY	—	777990122	1900-01-01	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
A. T. STEARNS LUMBER COMPANY, THE	—	777990014	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. W. BRYNE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	—	777990171	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. W. CLAPP COMPANY	—	777998176	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. W. EATON PAPER COMPANY	—	777998186	1900-01-01	Inactive	LEE
A. W. MITCHELL COMPANY	—	777990140	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. W. STRAUSS PAINT AND VARNISH COMPANY	—	777997515	1900-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
A. W. WARREN CO.	—	777997519	1900-01-01	Inactive	SALEM
AARON F. SMITH COMPANY	—	777998707	1900-01-01	Inactive	LYNN
AAUW ACTION FUND, INC.	—	530025390	1900-01-01	Active	BOSTON
ABBOT ACADEMY, TRUSTEES OF	—	777998755	1900-01-01	Inactive	ANDOVER
ABBOT HAT COMPANY	—	777998757	1900-01-01	Inactive	ANDOVER
ABBOT WORSTED COMPANY	—	777998761	1900-10-12	Inactive	CLINTON

1900 registrations by city

187 cities

Boston381 Worcester98 Springfield65 Unknown49 Cambridge41 Fall River40 Lowell39 New Bedford39 Pittsfield33 Salem31 Holyoke27 Lynn24 Haverhill23 Newburyport23 Newton22 Taunton22 Gloucester21 Quincy21 Beverly20 Northampton20 Braintree19 Brockton19 Fitchburg18 Framingham18 Waltham18 Woburn18 Dorchester17 Lawrence17 Somerville17 Brookline16 Westfield16 Andover15 Hingham14 Medford14 Nantucket14 Dedham13 Greenfield13 Marblehead13 Plymouth13 Amherst12 Chicopee12 Lexington12 Malden12 Natick12 None12 Usa12 Franklin11 Gardner11 Milton11 New York11 Weymouth11 Abington10 Concord10 Westborough10 Attleboro9 Canton9 Chelsea9 Milford9 Peabody9 Reading9 Roxbury9 South Boston9 Adams8 Clinton8 Everett8 Leominster8 Marlborough8 Melrose8 Needham8 Wakefield8 Winchester8 Agawam7 Brighton7 Charlestown7 Groton7 Jamaica Plain7 Manchester7 Middleborough7 Randolph7 Westport7 Amesbury6 Arlington6 Belchertown6 Belmont6 Bridgewater6 Danvers6 Duxbury6 Hyde Park6 Orange6 Southbridge6 Stoneham6 Tewksbury6 Watertown6 Webster6 Wellesley6 West Springfield6 Wrentham6 Boxford5 Deerfield5 Georgetown5 Great Barrington5 Harwich5 Leicester5 Lenox5 Middleboro5 Millbury5 N Adams5 North Andover5 Sharon5 Sheffield5 South Hadley5 Sudbury5 Wellesley Hills5 Wilmington5 Acton4 Barre4 Bradford4 Chestnut Hill4 Dover4 Easthampton4 Fairhaven4 Hadley4 Ipswich4 Kingston4 Lee4 Marlboro4 Medfield4 Methuen4 Palmer4 Rockland4 Seekonk4 Stockbridge4 Swampscott4 Walpole4 Ware4 Wareham4 West Roxbury4 Whitman4 Wilbraham4 Williamstown4 Ashfield3 Athol3 Attleborough3 Bedford3 Bernardston3 Billerica3 Chelmsford3 Dighton3 Douglas3 Dracut3 Dudley3 E. Weymouth3 East Boston3 Easton3 Falmouth3 Foxborough3 Holbrook3 Hopkinton3 Lincoln3 Longmeadow3 Marshfield3 Monson3 Newton Centre3 North Adams3 North Easton3 Northbridge3 Northfield3 Norwood3 Providence3 Provincetown3 Rehoboth3 Rochester3 Roslindale3 S Boston3 Sandwich3 Scituate3 Shelburne Falls3 Southborough3 Spencer3 Topsfield3 Warren3 Wayland3 West Bridgewater3 Westminster3 Weston3 Winchendon3 Worthington3