Mill Community Record Barkhamsted
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- Riverton Historic District
- Address or Location
- Roughly bounded by Still and Farmington R and E. River Rd., Barkhamsted
- Specific Location
- Roughly bounded by Still and Farmington R and E. River Rd.
- County
- Litchfield
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Complexes
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
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Dates of Construction
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Housing Types
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Brief Description
For description see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/07000419.pdf. Associated with and includes the Hitchcock Chair Factory (#2541). Consists of a compact village of single- and multi-family residences located in the vicinity of the mill. Some workers owned their own homes, while others boarded with local residents. The company also maintained two boarding houses, however, these have since been demolished.
