Mill Record Wethersfield
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- Complex Name (Common)
- State Prison Cannery
- Complex Name (Historic)
- Address or Location
- 60 State Street, Wethersfield
- County
- Hartford
- Historic Designation
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- Associated Mill Community
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- Historic Information
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
According to Sanborn maps, the Connecticut State Prison had a shirt factory by 1922 located on the western side of the compound (those buildings are no longer extant), which was supplemented by a cannery on the east side of the compound built in 1942.
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Two blocks
Dates of Construction
1942
Architect
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Builder
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Building Type
Architectural Description
Southern block is two stories, steel frame with brick faced concrete curtain walls with what looks like a modern ridge vent; northern building is one story, same construction.
Exterior Material(s)
Structural System(s)
Roof Form
Roof Material
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Power Source
Condition
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Condition Notes
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- Property Information
- Sources
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Form Completed By
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Date
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Bibliography
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Photographer
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Photography Date
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