Historic Mills of Connecticut

Companies Associated w/Complex

• Remington Rand Inc. Plant #1 c.1945
• Remington Typewriter Co. 1912-
• Yost Typewriter Co. c.1900-1912

Use (Historic)

• Consumer Products, Small Appliances

Largest Documented Workforce

n/a

Historic Narrative

Manufacturers of Carbon Paper and Typewriter Ribbons

Number of Existing Buildings

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Dates of Construction

c.1900 with later additions

Architect

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Builder

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Building Type

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Architectural Description

UNION RIBBON FACTORY, 1087 Railroad Avenue (Photograph 6). A c.1900 three-story brick-pier factory, 40* x 100' with a central stair-tower projection. Paired segmental-arched openings are mostly fitted with modern sash and panels; simple cornice corbelling. Built for ribbon manufacture by the Yost Typewriter Company; taken over in 1912 by Remington and later by Dictaphone. Associated c.1950 manufacturing structures to either side (NRHD nomination).

Exterior Material(s)

• Brick

Structural System(s)

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Roof Form

• Flat

Roof Material

n/a

Power Source

• Steam

Condition

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Condition Notes

Resheathed

Specific Location

south side of Railroad Avenue west of Wordin Avenue (building 2 on assessor record; property is now storage warehouses)

Located in Railroad Avenue Industrial District (National Register, 1985)
http://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/GetAsset?assetID=a06ce45c-db25-47a8-834f-ce46e267dfb4

Adjacent To

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Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link

• 20/ 303/ 13/A / Link →

Acreage

part of 3.53

Use (Present)

• Commercial

Form Completed By

n/a

Date

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Bibliography

1. Clouette, Bruce and Matthew Roth, Patricia Devoe. 1985. Railroad Avenue Industrial Historic District National.
2. Register Nomination No. 85002697. National Park Service.