Mill Record Coventry
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Tracy-Elliot
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Tracy-Elliot
- Address or Location
- 1265-1275 Main Street, Coventry
- County
- Tolland
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
- n/a
- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- A. Dunham 1868-1872
- D. Crosby & N. Kingsbury 1862-1868
- J. Boynton 1818-1857
- J. Wood 1872-1882
- Tracy Elliot 1882-1929
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
Mill at site since early 19th century: cloth fulling and carding, hand made paper. Cotton sheeting starting in the 1830s. Shoddy processing began with A. Dunham in 1868 and continued to 1929. Site served as Volunteer Fire Department from 1936 to 2001.
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
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Dates of Construction
Early 19th - early 20th c.
Architect
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Builder
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Building Type
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Architectural Description
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Exterior Material(s)
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Structural System(s)
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Roof Form
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Roof Material
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Power Source
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Condition
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Condition Notes
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- Property Information
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Specific Location
on south side of Main St, west of Monument Hill Road; Mill Brook runs west to east through the property
1265 Main St. included in South Coventry Historic District (1991)
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Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
Acreage
0.19; 0.94
Use (Present)
- Sources
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Form Completed By
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Date
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Bibliography
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Photographer
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Photography Date
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