Beautiful, well-lit studio spaces are available
for working artists in different media who
find the space inspiring for painting,
ceramics, music & dance.. Click here for
more details.

Gallery space runs throughout the Sprinkler
Factory, culminating in the gem of the
building, the huge atrium in the center of
the complex. Click here for more details.

Our general spaces are availabe for dances,
private parties, events, performances. The 225,000 sq. ft. building currently has space for new occupants and ample off street parking. Click here for more details.


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A Brief History of the Sprinkler Factory
"During WWII, only 23 years old, Freeman was asked to go
on a secret mission to Washington, D.C. The job: to find a way
to put out highly inflammable fires on ships at sea.
In a very short time (several weeks) Freeman invented the 'water fog nozzle' which as he is quoted, "...was spectaculary successful and 100,000,000 went into production at the Sprinkler Factory."
Shortly thereafter, he invented a hose nozzle or 'fogfoam nozzle'
to fight oil fires which later became the basics for crash-rescue operations at airports around the world; still in use today.
While employed at Rockwood Sprinkler factory,
Freeman produced 22 inventions."

*These facts of the Sprinkler Factory and Howard Freeman's inventions
are quoted directly from various files and audio tapes in the archives
at the Worcester Historical Museum.
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