Historic Mills of Connecticut

Companies Associated w/Complex

• H. G. Bassett Co. c.1855-1895
• H. G. Patrick c.1896-c.1906

Use (Historic)

• Paper & Wood Products

Largest Documented Workforce

n/a

Historic Narrative

H. G. Bassett and Company was listed as a paper box manufacturer in Birmingham (Derby) in the 1856 Connecticut Business Directory and in 1865 New England Business Directory and Gazetteer (no specific address given in either). H. G. Patrick is identified as a carpentry shop on 1896 Sanborn. Sanborn Insurance Atlases identify the building fronting Main Street only as 'office' in the 1886 and 1892 Sanborns; it is identified as 'water co. office' in the 1896 Sanborn and 1898 Landis and Hughes birds eye view of Derby and Shelton. Later sources refer to it as the office for the Ousatonic Water Co. built c.1880. Converted to first floor stores and upper floor tenements c.1910.

Number of Existing Buildings

Two (2) primary blocks.

Dates of Construction

c.1855, c.1880

Architect

n/a

Builder

n/a

Building Type

• Administration
• Mill

Architectural Description

The c.1880 one story brick office building with arched windows, projecting bracketed cornice and raised central portico fronts Main Street; the elaborate design also includes arched windows. stone keystones and decorative brickwork. The c.1855 factory building itself is a three story, seven bay brick building at the rear of the office along Water Street. Windows have stone sills and likely lintels. The roof has a projecting bracketed cornice. The street facade has been stuccoed.

Exterior Material(s)

• Brick

Structural System(s)

• Wood Frame

Roof Form

• Flat

Roof Material

n/a

Power Source

n/a

Condition

Good, Fair, Deteriorated

Condition Notes

n/a

Specific Location

also 127 Main Street; NWC of Main and Water Streets

Adjacent To

n/a

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link

• 8-5 137 two buildings on Water Street (for record, use link and type in address or parcel number) / Link →

Acreage

1.08

Use (Present)

• Commercial

Form Completed By

Renée Tribert

Date

September 2016

Bibliography

1. Sanborn Insurance Atlases.
2. Connecticut Business Directory and Gazetteer (Boston: George Adams, 1856).
3. New England Business Directory and Gazetteer (Boston: Sampson and Murdoch Co., 1865).