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 North Grosvenordale Mill Historic District - Thompson CT Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 41° 59.191 W 071° 53.842
19T E 259985 N 4652340
The North Grosvenordale Mill Historic District consists of over 100 houses and other mill-related structures surrounding a large former textile mill in North Grosvenordale, a village in the Town of Thompson, Connecticut.
Waymark Code: WMVN8R
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2017
Views: 1
The center of activity in district was Mill #2. In 1862 the mill employed 850 people and became one of the largest, most productive and longest lasting mills in Connecticut. The mill was initially powered the dam nearby. With the mill came the mill housing, commercial activity and religious facitilites along with the government and civic buildings. The French Canadians and Swedish immigrants provided the majority of labor.
Street address:
Riverside Dr. (CT 12), Buckley Hill Rd., Floral Ave., Market La., and Marshall, Central, River, and Holmes Sts.
Thompson , CT
County / Borough / Parish: Windham
Year listed: 1993
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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