Mill Community Record Thompson
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- Masonville/Grosvenordale Mills Housing
- Address or Location
- 639 Riverside Drive, Thompson
- Specific Location
- In the vicinity of Riverside Drive’s (CT Route 12) intersection with Blain Road, including along Riverside Drive, Circuit Court, Thompson Hill Road, Park Street, Mason Terrace, and Thatcher Road.
- County
- Windham
- Historic Designation
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n/a
- Associated Mill Complexes
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Roughly 27.
Dates of Construction
Mid 19th through early 20th c.
Housing Types
Brief Description
Consists of approximately 27 residential buildings associated with the Masonville/Grosvenordale Mills (#3069/#3066). The buildings include a mix of single-family, duplex, and multi-family residences built in the vicinity of and between the two mills. Several housing designs are replicated within the village, notable among these being the row of four two-story rubble masonry duplexes on Mason Terrace, the cluster of four two-story red brick duplexes on Riverside Drive near its intersection with Mason Terrace, and the row of ten one-and-a-half-story wood-frame duplexes with centered inset dormers on Riverside Drive near its intersection with Thompson Hill Road. There are also three large wood-frame boardinghouses, these located on Park Street, Riverside Drive, and Thatcher Road.
