Historic Mills of Connecticut

Companies Associated w/Complex

• Armstrong Rubber Co. 1968
• Pirelli Tire Co.

Use (Historic)

• Rubber & Chemicals

Largest Documented Workforce

n/a

Historic Narrative

see State Register nomination: http://newhavenmodern.org/system/dragonfly/production/2014/01/16/5yl3lsp3d9_SRN_NewHaven_Sargent_500.pdf; National Register nomination approved in 2018.

Number of Existing Buildings

One (1) block.

Dates of Construction

1968

Architect

Marcel Breuer and Robert Gatje

Builder

n/a

Building Type

• Administration
• Warehouse / Production Shed

Architectural Description

A four story office tower floats on cantilevered trusses two stories above the three story base, designed as research and warehouse space. see State Register nomination: http://newhavenmodern.org/system/dragonfly/production/2014/01/16/5yl3lsp3d9_SRN_NewHaven_Sargent_500.pdf

Exterior Material(s)

• Concrete
• Other: Precast concrete panels

Structural System(s)

• Structural Concrete

Roof Form

• Flat

Roof Material

n/a

Power Source

n/a

Condition

Fair

Condition Notes

Part of the lower level research/warehouse was demolished in 2000.

Specific Location

One 19.99 acre parcel on the west side of Sargent Drive south of intersection with Brewery Street.
Individually listed on the State Register of Historic Places, 1997.

Adjacent To

• Main Roads

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link

• 205/ 1304/ 01800 building 1 / Link →

Acreage

19.99

Use (Present)

• Commercial
• Other: 165-room Hotel Marcel (Hilton) opened May 2022. Building has LEED Platinum efficiency rating and Passive Building certification, and Becker hopes to make it the first net-zero hotel in the US, generating all of its power on site with solar panels.

Form Completed By

n/a

Date

n/a

Bibliography

1. Alliance for Architecture. 1997. Armstrong-Pirelli Building State Register Nomination. Hartford: SHPO. Access.