Mill Community Record Deep River

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Community Name (Common)
Pratt, Read & Co. Housing
Address or Location
166 Union Street, Deep River
Specific Location
Along Bridge, Spring, and Union Streets, west of Main Street.
County
Middlesex
Historic Designation
n/a
Associated Mill Complexes
Architectural and Historical Information

Number of Existing Buildings

At least two dozen.

Dates of Construction

Early 20th c.

Housing Types

Brief Description

Associated with the three nearby mills formerly operated by Pratt, Read and Co. (#1152, #2978, and #2917). Consists of roughly two dozen single- and multi-family wood-frame houses located along Bridge, Spring, and Union Streets, west of Main Street. The majority of the housing built and owned by Pratt, Read and Co. consists of a standardized single-family, two-story, front-gabled vernacular design, however, side-gabled or duplex-style residences can also be found.