Historic Mills of Connecticut

Companies Associated w/Complex

• Ideal Forging 1970s-2003

Use (Historic)

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Largest Documented Workforce

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Historic Narrative

For historical significance see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/88002682.pdf

Number of Existing Buildings

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Dates of Construction

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Architect

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Builder

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Building Type

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Architectural Description

For description see National Register application: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/88002682.pdf and https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Photos/88002682.pdf All but the buildings along Water Street on the west bank of the Quinnipiac River were demolished in 2015: the 1924 one-story brick-pier grinding building with monitor roof and 1942 extension to the south, and the 1926 two-story brick pier pattern storage building to the north.

Exterior Material(s)

• Brick

Structural System(s)

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Roof Form

• Flat
• Monitor

Roof Material

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Power Source

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Condition

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Condition Notes

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Specific Location

originally complex covered area north of Center Street east of Water Street and West of Factory Square; extant buildings are located along east side of Water Street

Adjacent To

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Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link

• 110/172 / Link →

Acreage

2.57

Use (Present)

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Other: Juniper Design Group out of Brooklyn purchasing northern building 157 Water Street 10/2018; town approved 5 year tax abatement on improvements to specific mill buildings in town.

Form Completed By

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Date

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Bibliography

1. Roth, Matthew, et al, Connecticut: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites (Washington DC: SIA, 1981).