Mill Record Plainfield
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Floyd Cranska Co.
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Floyd Cranska Co.
- Address or Location
- 2 River Street, Moosup, Plainfield
- County
- Windham
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- Floyd Cranska Co. c.1880
- Griswold Corp. 1956
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
35 (1880s)
Historic Narrative
Floyd Cranska built this mill between 1880 and 1916 for thread manufacture. The water privilege was first developed in 1832 by Joseph Gladding, who made cotton cloth. Cranska bought the property in 1880 after serving for 10 years as head clerk and paymaster for the GrosvenorDale Co. [in Thompson]. Cranska ran some 4,000 spindles here in the late 1880s and employed 35 people on average. Thread was produced here until 1956, when the present occupant, a rubber-products firm, bought the mill. (Roth)
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Three (3) primary blocks.
Dates of Construction
1880, c.1916
Architect
n/a
Builder
n/a
Building Type
n/a
Architectural Description
The mill consists of two wings, one to each side of a 4-story brick stair tower. The south wing, 3-story and 176' x 86', has a near-flat roof and three brick-pier walls. Its east wall, built partly of random-coursed stone, may have been part of Gladding's original mill that was incorporated into the structure as rebuilt by Cranska. The north wing, 3-story and 158' x 36', also has a near-flat roof and three walls of brick-pier construction. Its north wall, brick without piers, could have been part of an earlier mill. North of the main mill is a c.1916 2-story brick building, 101' x 60'. (Roth)
Exterior Material(s)
Structural System(s)
n/a
Roof Form
Roof Material
n/a
Power Source
n/a
Condition
Excellent, Good
Condition Notes
n/a
- Property Information
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Specific Location
One 1.78 acre parcel north of the intersection of Main and Linnell Streets
Adjacent To
Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- 2M/66/5 / Link →
Acreage
1.78
Use (Present)
- Sources
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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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Photographer
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Photography Date
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