Sanseer Mill - Middletown CT - Mills and Gins on Waymarking.com

This large brick structure is one of three industrial buildings that share a secluded, well-kept site in South Farms district. Separated from Main Street Extension by trees and undergrowth, the landscaped grounds are behind a row of East Main Street buildings. This, the largest structure, adjoins a brick building south; nearby to the east is a large barn-like structure.

This large brick building was constructed probably a short time after the Russell Manufacturing Company obtained the property in 1884. The site, formerly developed by the Sanseer Manufacturing Company, includes a brick building which had been that company's main shop, built in 1845. The Russell Manufacturing Company, established in 1834, produced a great variety of cotton and elastic woven goods. By 1894, it was the nation's largest manufacturer of suspenders, employing 900 workers in the company's seven groups of mills. This mill, powered by steam, probably housed weaving looms as did the other two buildings nearby. These structures formed the company's Sanseer Mill complex.

Year built?: 1845 /1888 / 1895 Is the mill or gin still in operation?: No What is or was processed here?: Cotton and woven goods Are tours available?: None offered, view from the outside only. How is or was it powered?: Steam Related link to this waymark.: [Web Link] What is it used as today?: Office space

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