Mill Record Westport
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Doscher Plane and Tool Co.
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Doscher Plane and Tool Co.
- Address or Location
- 10 Saugatuck Avenue, Saugatuck, Westport
- County
- Fairfield
- Historic Designation
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n/a
- Associated Mill Community
- n/a
- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- Central Electric Woodworking c.1948
- Consolidated Hospital Supply and Laundry Machinery Co. 1908-c.1940
- Doscher Plane and Tool Co. c.1885
- Raymond Mfg. Co. c.1940
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
This factory was built by Martin Doscher c.1889 for Doscher Plane and Tool Co. In 1908, Consolidated Hospital Supply and Laundry Machinery Co., owned by Westport resident Franklin M. Raymond (b.1846), moved to the site from South Norwalk. It remained in this location, with a name change to Raymond Manufacturing Co., to the 1940s. In addition to manufacturing laundry machines, an electrical department designed automatic safety devices for railroads.
- Architectural Information
- Property Information
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Specific Location
west side of Saugatuck Avenue south of Riverside and Treadwell Avenues intersection
Adjacent To
n/a
Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- B06/ / 078/000 / Link →
Acreage
0.36
Use (Present)
- Sources
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Form Completed By
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Date
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Bibliography
- Westport Historical Society.
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Photographer
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Photography Date
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