Mill Record Vernon
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Loom City Lofts
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Minterburn Mill
- Roosevelt Mill
- Address or Location
- 215 East Main Street, Vernon
- County
- Tolland
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
- n/a
- Historic Information
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
Located in the City of Rockville Historic District (1984). http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/GetAsset?assetID=dbc02af8-eea0-4694-92fb-72190cecb3a7 This 5-story, 296' x 58' reinforced concrete structure, the last and the largest of Rockville's textile mills, occupies the furthest upstream water privilege in town. (Rockville grew in the 19th century around the dozen millseats on the Hockanum River just downstream from Snipsic, also known as Shenipsit, Lake.) Minterburn Mills Co. purchased several other mills in town before building this one in 1906, when it also merged with other Rockville producers to form Hockanum Mills Co. It employed 225 people to run 4,080 spindles and 68 broadlooms. The mill is unique in Rockville because it is still occupied by a textile manufacturer, Roosevelt Mills, founded in 1941. (Roth)
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
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Dates of Construction
1906
Architect
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Builder
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Building Type
Architectural Description
For description see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/84001171.pdf and https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Photos/84001171.pdf Built in 1906, this 5-story, 296' x 58' reinforced concrete structure mill has a flat roof and concrete pilasters which are scored to resemble large blocks of stone. (Roth)
Exterior Material(s)
Structural System(s)
Roof Form
Roof Material
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Power Source
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Condition
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Condition Notes
Was rehabbed 2015 into apartments.
- Property Information
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Specific Location
north side of East Main Street east of Snipsit Street
Adjacent To
Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- 45012300016 / Link →
Acreage
5.94
Use (Present)
- Other: Converted into apartments with commercial first floor 2015
- Residential
- 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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