Mill Community Record Simsbury
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- Tariffville Historic District
- Address or Location
- Roughly bounded by Winthrop St., Main St., Mountain Rd., Laurel Hill Rd. and Elm St., Simsbury
- Specific Location
- Roughly bounded by Winthrop St., Main St., Mountain Rd., Laurel Hill Rd. and Elm St.
- County
- Hartford
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Complexes
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Roughly 28.
Dates of Construction
c.1825-1840
Housing Types
n/a
Brief Description
For description see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/93000173.pdf.
The village known as Tariffville developed around, and largely in direct association with various factories that have occupied the site of the Tariffville Mill (#3099) since 1825. Perhaps the most significant driver was the Tariff Manufacturing Company, which built a stone mill near the intersection of Hartford Avenue and Tunxis Road for the manufacture of woolens and carpets in 1825. In addition to the mill, the company erected roughly two-dozen multi-family residences for its workers, many of which still stand along Elm Street, Red Hill Road, and Tunxis Place. The company added four Greek Revival style cottages for management along Tunxis Road around 1840, all of which are extant. The worker housing primarily consists of two-story wood-frame duplex-style residences with pitched roofs, however, two four-family examples also survive, these located on Elm Street and Red Hill Road.
