Mill Record Winchester
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Winsted Hosiery Co.
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Winsted Hosiery Co.
- Address or Location
- 210 Holabird Avenue and 100-101 Whiting Street, Winsted, Winchester
- County
- Litchfield
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
- n/a
What can you do at this mill?
- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- Winsted Hosiery Co.
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
For historical significance see National Register application (1935): http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/85000308.pdf Winsted Hosiery Co. was founded in 1882 to manufacture underwear, hose and other knit goods, primarily from wool. Local industrialists, notably William Gilbert of Gilbert Clock Co., provided capital for the venture. Initially the firm employed 55 people in a frame mill, which burned around 1900. Winsted Hosiery erected two flat-roofed, brick-pier, 4-story mills in 1900-1901; they stand parallel to each other on both sides of Whiting St. Winsted Hosiery closed after World War II and the mills are now tenanted. (Roth)
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Three (3) primary blocks.
Dates of Construction
1900-1901, 1905
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/85000308.pdf The west mill, about 300' x 60', has segmental-arched lintels, stone sills, and corbeled drops and arches at the cornice. The east mill, about 275' x 60', has similar features. Attached to the east mill is a 3-story, 50' x 39' office block, built in 1905 of granite blocks in random ashlar. (Roth)
Exterior Material(s)
Structural System(s)
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Roof Form
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
The complex is located on three legal parcels totaling 6.63 acres south of Holabird Avenue on either side of Whiting Street east of the Still River
Adjacent To
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Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- 111/ 082/ 005-2 (210 Holabird mixed use) / Link →
- 111/ 080/ 010 (res) / Link →
- 111/ 082/ 005-1 / Link →
Acreage
0.96; 1.61; 5.67
Use (Present)
- Sources
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Form Completed By
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Date
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Bibliography
- Roth, Matthew, et al, Connecticut: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites (Washington DC: SIA, 1981).
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