Historic Mills of Connecticut

Use (Historic)

• Fabricated Metal Products

Largest Documented Workforce

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Historic Narrative

For historical significance see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/99000927.pdf George J. Capewell founded Capewell Horse Nail Co. in 1881. He utilized original metal-forming machinery to make nails with rolling processes. (Roth) 60 Popieluszko Court is the company's office building; 70 Popieluszko Court is the main complex

Number of Existing Buildings

Three (3) primary blocks.

Dates of Construction

1903

Architect

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Builder

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Building Type

• Mill

Architectural Description

For description see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/99000927.pdf Most of the present plant dates from 1903. A 3-story brick-pier factory, 320' x 100', dominates the complex. It has a flat roof with monitor and flat-arched, steel-reinforced windows with stone sills. At the west end a pavilion with large, round-arched openings provides entry, and a pyramidal-roofed tower rises from the roof. Brick shipping room and boiler house are attached to the factory. Major detached structures include two 1-story metal-clad buildings originally used for heat-treating and for the large rolling operations that prepared the stock. (Roth)

Exterior Material(s)

• Brick

Structural System(s)

• Load Bearing Masonry
• Structural Concrete
• Structural Steel or Iron

Roof Form

• Flat
• Monitor

Roof Material

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Power Source

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Condition

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Condition Notes

Rehab under way 2015 by CIL (Corporation for Independent Living) for housing

Specific Location

On corner of Popieluszko Ct and Charter Oak Ave.
Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2000.

Adjacent To

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Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link

• 271466059 (for record, use link and type in address or parcel number) / Link →
• 271466060 (for record, use link and type in address or parcel number) / Link →

Acreage

3.028

Use (Present)

• Commercial
• Other: Residential rehab of main complex 2017; Connecticut Fair Housing Center purchase of office in 2019
• Residential

Form Completed By

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Date

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Bibliography

1. Roth, Matthew, et al, Connecticut: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites (Washington DC: SIA, 1981).
2. Ransom, David F. 1999. Capewell Horse Nail Company National Register Nomination No. 99000927. National Park Service.