Mill Community Record Plainfield
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- Lawton Mills Historic District
- Address or Location
- Roughly bounded by Second St., Railroad Ave., Norwich Rd. and Fifth and Ninth Sts., Plainfield
- Specific Location
- Roughly bounded by Second St., Railroad Ave., Norwich Rd. and Fifth and Ninth Sts.
- County
- Windham
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Complexes
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Roughly 140.
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/96000028.pdf. Associated with and includes the Lawton Mills (#3326). Consists of a substantial and well-preserved village of single- and multi-family residences, as well as support and ancillary structures, located east, northeast, and northwest of the mill. Roughly 140 residences for workers and supervisors were built by the company, these located on Community Avenue, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, Porteous Terrace, Green Avenue, Norwich Avenue, and Payson Street.
