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Disclaimer: Content for these properties was compiled in 2014-2017 from a variety of sources and is subject to change. Updates are occasionally made under Property Information, however the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation (dba Preservation Connecticut) makes no representation or warranty that the information is complete or up-to-date.

Complex Name (Common)
General Baking Co.
Complex Name (Historic)
  • General Baking Co.
  • Yale University Press
Address or Location
149 York Street, New Haven
County
New Haven
Historic Designation
n/a
Associated Mill Community
n/a
Historic Information

Companies Associated w/Complex

  • General Baking Co. c.1951
  • Yale University Press c. 1960

Use (Historic)

Largest Documented Workforce

n/a

Historic Narrative

Original bakery was converted by Yale University Press in 1960 with design by Office of Carleton Granbery.

Architectural Information

Number of Existing Buildings

n/a

Dates of Construction

1924, 1960

Architect

Francisco & Jacobus; Carleton Granbery (1960)

Builder

Edwin Moss & Son (1960)

Building Type

Architectural Description

n/a

Exterior Material(s)

Structural System(s)

Roof Form

Roof Material

Power Source

n/a

Condition

Good

Condition Notes

Resheathed in 1960 with design by Carleton Granbery for Yale U. Press.

Property Information

Specific Location

east side of York Street between Crown St. and Chapel St.

Adjacent To

n/a

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link

Acreage

0.60

Use (Present)

Sources

Form Completed By

C. Hitchcock

Date

2010

Bibliography

  1. HRI for 149 York Street. New Haven Modern Architecture survey. 2010. New Haven Preservation Trust.
  2. Brown, Elizabeth Mills; New Haven: A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1976.
  3. Carley, Rachel D., Tomorrow is Here: New Haven and the Modern Movement (Privately printed by the New Haven Preservation Trust, New Haven CT) June, 2008.
  4. “Press Turns Dingy Bakery into New Home.” The Architectural Forum, February 1961: 87.
  5. Yale University Class of 1935. Quarter Century Record. 1960.
  6. Yale University, Facilities website. Facility no. 2745.
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Photographer

C. Wigren

Photography Date

2010