Mill Community Record Griswold

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Community Name (Common)
Jewett City Cotton Co. Housing
Address or Location
55 Slater Avenue, Jewett City, Griswold
Specific Location
An area south of Slater Avenue’s (CT Route 138) intersection with Lincoln Square, along Slate Avenue, Lincoln Square, Pulaski Street, Wedgewood Drive, and Dey Street.
County
New London
Historic Designation
n/a
Associated Mill Complexes
Architectural and Historical Information

Number of Existing Buildings

Roughly three dozen.

Dates of Construction

Mid 19th to early 20th c.

Housing Types

Brief Description

Associated with the former Jewett City Cotton Co. (#2950) mill. Of particular note are 16 nearly identical wood-frame duplexes on Lincoln Square and Pulaski Street, ten wood-frame duplexes on Slater Avenue, several wood-frame houses on Slater Avenue, two wood-frame tenements on Wedgewood Drive, two wood-frame duplexes on Dey Street, and two wood-frame houses on Dey Street.