Mill Community Record Columbia
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- Hop River Warp Co. Housing
- Address or Location
- 7-25 Hop River Road, Hop River Village, Columbia
- Specific Location
- On the west side of Hop River Road, beginning approx. 500 ft north of Rte 6 up to the south bank of the Hop River and former site of the Hop River Warp Co..
- County
- Tolland
- Historic Designation
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n/a
- Associated Mill Complexes
- n/a
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Five
Dates of Construction
Mid 19th c.; 1882-85
Housing Types
Brief Description
Consists of four single and duplex wood-frame residential buildings (15, 21, 23 and 25 Hop River Road), and a former school house built in 1885 (7 Hop River Road). The community was built to support the Hop River Warp Co. (1838-1912), whose mill was located on the north side of the Hop River. The mill produced cotton thread and yarns through 1892; later production included shoe inserts, chair seats and fiberboard. The mill and village were served by the Hartford-Providence-Fishkill Railroad on the north side of the river, where a depot building was also post office and passenger station.
