Mill Record Simsbury
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Connecticut Screw Co.
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Connecticut Screw Co.
- Tariffville Mill
- Address or Location
- 2 Tunxis Road, Tarrifville, Simsbury
- County
- Hartford
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
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- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- Connecticut Screw Co. 1867-1881
- Hartford Silk Co. 1881-c.1890
- Tariff Mfg. Co. 1824-1840
- Thompsonville Carpet Mfg. Co. 1840-1867
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
Tariff Manufacturing Co. first dammed the Farmington River at this site in 1824 to power its carpet and woolen mill. Orrin Thompson of the Thompsonville Carpet Manufacturing Co. bought the Tariff mill in 1840 and sold the property in 1867 after fire destroyed the factories and part of the village. Four c.1845 Greek Revival workers' houses are the only structures from the days of carpet production in Tariffville. Connecticut Screw Co. bought the property in 1867 and erected the brick-pier mill. Hartford Silk Co. bought the mill in 1881 and sold it soon after. Since then a succession of hardware and textile firms have used the mill. (Roth) Nearly 20 multi-family tenements also survive.
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
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Dates of Construction
1867
Architect
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Builder
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Building Type
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Architectural Description
The 1867 1 1/2-story brick-pier mill, 225' x 82' has gable roof and segmental-arched windows set in corbeled panels. The arched tailrace opening, now closed with cinder blocks, is visible from the outside, but the headrace opening must be seen from inside the basement. The production floor is unobstructed by structural elements, as 26 Warren trusses support the roof and four courses of brick arches in the basement support the floor. (Roth)
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Structural System(s)
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Roof Form
Roof Material
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Power Source
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- Property Information
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Specific Location
Just South of intersection with Main Street
Located in Tariffville National Register Historic District (1993).
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Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- K4/206/1 / Link →
Acreage
6.8
Use (Present)
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Form Completed By
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Date
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Bibliography
- Roth, Matthew, et al, Connecticut: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites (Washington DC: SIA, 1981).
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