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Complex Name (Common)
East Hartford Business Park
Complex Name (Historic)
  • Fuller Brush Co.
Address or Location
88 Long Hill Street, East Hartford
County
Hartford
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Historic Information

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Historic Narrative

Designed by Walter Kidde Constructors Inc. for the Fuller Brush Company c.1960 to house all operations, from administration, advertising and sales to research, engineering, production, warehousing and distribution. Designed all on one level with flexibility of floor plan for rapid changes in products and processes, with allowances for expansion. See March 1961 Architectural Record article, "Plant Designed for New Products, New Methods" pg 159-62. This was the eighth plant occupied by the company which grew out of each prior one.

Architectural Information

Number of Existing Buildings

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Dates of Construction

c.1959

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Property Information

Specific Location

set back on east side of Long Hill Street north of Tolland Street

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Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link

Acreage

34.88

Use (Present)

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