Mill Community Record Watertown
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- M. Heminway & Sons Silk Mfg. Co. Housing
- Address or Location
- 269 Porter Street, Watertown
- Specific Location
- Along Porter Street in the vicinity of Porter Street’s intersection with Echo Lake Road.
- County
- Litchfield
- Historic Designation
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n/a
- Associated Mill Complexes
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
At least one.
Dates of Construction
Mid 19th c.
Housing Types
Brief Description
Consists of one residential building identified as the property of the M. Heminway and Sons Silk Mfg. Co. (#3493) on an 1874 map of the area. The residence is a two-story wood-frame vernacular duplex located east of the mill at 269 Porter Street. Additional multi-family and duplex-style houses are located east of the mill along Porter Street and Echo Lake Road, however, it is unclear whether these buildings were directly associated with the M. Heminway and Sons Silk Mfg. Co.
