Mill Community Record Waterbury
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- American Brass Co. Housing
- Address or Location
- 40 Brookdale Lane, Waterbury
- Specific Location
- In the vicinity of White Oak Lane’s intersection with Brookdale Lane, including along White Oak, Brookdale, and Sycamore Lanes, Plank Road, and Knoll Street.
- County
- New Haven
- Historic Designation
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n/a
- Associated Mill Complexes
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Roughly 76.
Dates of Construction
1916-1917.
Housing Types
Brief Description
This development was built as worker housing during the First World War by the American Brass Co. (#3538, #3499). The project was one of the first examples of wartime industrial housing erected in the city and it was developed concurrent to additional efforts conducted locally by the Scovill Mfg. Co. The development was initiated in 1916 and plans originally called for 52 six-room dwellings, however, the project was eventually expanded to bring the total to roughly 76 two-story single-family dwellings. The buildings are of wood-frame construction and display a mix of Tudor, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman forms.
