Mill Record Windsor
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Windsor Knitting and Manufacturing Co.
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Eddy Electric Manufacturing Co.
- Windsor Knitting and Manufacturing Co.
- Address or Location
- 33 Mechanic Street, Windsor
- County
- Hartford
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
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- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- Combustion Engineering; Nuclear Division 1951-1977
- Eddy Electric Co. 1885-1902
- General Electric Co. 1902-1927
- Pierre Lorrilard Co. 1927-1951
- Spencer Arms Co. c.1883
- Windsor Knitting and Manufacturing Co.; Sequassen Woolen Co. 1853-c.1882
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
Site was first developed in 1853 by Windsor Knitting and Manufacturing Co.; the business became Sequassen Woolen Co. c.1855 and continued to manufacture wool and cotton goods. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1873, and rebuilt. Spencer Arms Co. occupied the site from 1883 to c.1885; it manufactured repeating firearms. Eddy Electric Co. manufactured electric motors and generators from 1885 to 1902 when GE bought the company; they continued to make small electric motors. Pierre Lorrilard Co. used the building to sort and warehouse tobacco for its cigarette operations from 1927 to 1951.
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
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Dates of Construction
c.1885, 1891, 1920
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Architectural Description
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- Property Information
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Specific Location
Located in Broad Street Green Historic District (1999).
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Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- 13306 (sample unit) / Link →
Acreage
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Use (Present)
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