Mill Record Bridgeport
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Maguire Industries Inc. (Auto-Ordnance Gun Division)
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Maguire Industries Inc. (Auto-Ordnance Gun Division)
- Address or Location
- 1437 Railroad Avenue, Bridgeport
- County
- Fairfield
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
- n/a
- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- Cherry Bostwick Co. c.1939
- D. M. Read Co. c.1939
- Maguire Industries Inc. (Auto-Ordnance Gun Division) c.1940s
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
n/a
Historic Narrative
Manufacturers of Ordnance Parts
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
n/a
Dates of Construction
1913
Architect
n/a
Builder
n/a
Building Type
n/a
Architectural Description
1437 Railroad Avenue. A three-story flat-roofed brick building dating from 1913. Small-pane metal sash set into wide openings with shelf-angle lintels (NRHD nomination).
Exterior Material(s)
Structural System(s)
Roof Form
Roof Material
n/a
Power Source
Condition
n/a
Condition Notes
n/a
- Property Information
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Specific Location
what remains of complex is on southeast corner of Railroad and Bostwick Avenues
Located in Railroad Avenue Industrial District (National Register, 1985).
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Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- 19/ 301/ 1/B / Link →
Acreage
0.69
Use (Present)
n/a
- Sources
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Form Completed By
n/a
Date
n/a
Bibliography
- Clouette, Bruce and Matthew Roth, Patricia Devoe. 1985. Railroad Avenue Industrial Historic District National Register Nomination No. 85002697. National Park Service.
- Park Service.
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Photographer
n/a
Photography Date
n/a
