Mill Community Record Canton
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- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Roughly 300.
Dates of Construction
1831 fwd
Housing Types
n/a
Brief Description
For description see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/76001994.pdf.
Associated with the Collins Co. (#19) axe factory and mill. Consists of a highly cohesive and well preserved mill village comprised of approximately 300 stone, brick, and wood-frame structures, these predominantly built by the Collins Co. The three primary residential zones consist of a cluster of company houses and tenements located on the east side of the Farmington River concentrated along and in the vicinity of Bridge and Church Streets; a mix of company and middle-class housing standing along and in the vicinity of Maple Street; and a mix of company and middle-class housing situated east of the mill in an area roughly bounded by Bridge Street, Canal Street, High Street, Spring Street, and Cemetery Road.
