Mill Community Record Bozrah
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- Fitchville Historic District
- Address or Location
- Roughly, northern section of Fitchville Pond and area N and E along Fitchville Rd. and Bozrah St. Ext., Bozrah
- Specific Location
- Roughly, northern section of Fitchville Pond and area N and E along Fitchville Rd. and Bozrah St. Ext.
- County
- New London
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Complexes
- n/a
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Twenty-two.
Dates of Construction
n/a
Housing Types
n/a
Brief Description
For description see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/91000366.pdf. Associated with the Palmer Bros. Co. Fitchville mill (demolished). Includes 22 stone or wood-frame single- and multi-family residences located along Fitchville, Horseshoe, Stockhouse, and River Roads. Of particular note are ten nearly identical wood-frame duplexes with side-gabled roofs and prominent front-facing cross-gables on River and Horseshoe Roads, three nearly identical wood-frame duplexes with side-gambrel roofs and prominent front-facing cross-gables on Fitchville Road, five nearly identical wood-frame duplexes with side-gabled roofs and attic-story windows on Fitchville Road, a stone residence on Stockhouse Road, and two wood-frame houses on Fitchville Road. The community also includes a stone church and a stone social hall, these located on Fitchville and River Roads, respectively.
