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Mill Community Record Vernon

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Community Name (Common)

Phoenix Co. Housing

Address or Location

74 Phoenix Street, Vernon

Specific Location

Along Phoenix Street south of Maple Avenue and north of Birch Street.

County

Tolland

Historic Designation

n/a

Associated Mill Complexes

n/a

Architectural and Historical Information

Number of Existing Buildings

Three.

Dates of Construction

Mid 19th c.

Housing Types

Vernacular

Brief Description

Consists of three single- and multi-family residential buildings identified as the property of the Phoenix Co. on an 1869 map of the area. The houses are located south of the former mill site and consist of one two-story wood-frame single-family vernacular residence, and two one-and-a-half-story wood-frame vernacular duplexes. A fourth house identified as belonging to the company is no longer extant.