Mill Record East Haddam
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- Complex Name (Common)
- Smith Mill
- Complex Name (Historic)
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- Smith Mill
- Address or Location
- 421 East Haddam Moodus Road, East Haddam
- County
- Middlesex
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Community
- n/a
- Historic Information
Companies Associated w/Complex
- Brownell and Co. c.1880-
- Smith Mill c.1860-c.1880
Use (Historic)
Largest Documented Workforce
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Historic Narrative
The c.1860 Smith Mill, ...100 yards downstream [of the Brownell Mill], was bought by the Brownells in the 1880s. (Roth) For history see: Sievers, Bruce R., The History of the Cotton Industry in Moodus, Connecticut (Moodus Printing and Graphics, 1985) In 1968 HABS survey, and therefore on State Register.
- Architectural Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Two (2) blocks.
Dates of Construction
c.1860, c.1875
Architect
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Builder
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Building Type
Architectural Description
The 2 1/2-story c.1860 frame mill, 70' x 40', has a gable roof and a shed addition on its north side. There is also an attached brick picker house built c.1875. (Roth) The ridge line is punctuated by a rectangular cupola with ventilation shutters and corner pilasters. The southern facade has a central bay of loading doors for each level, flanked on either side by two window bays on the first and second stories and one bay on the top level. The western elevation has seven window bays. The shed addition has been modified with elevated loading docks on the eastern side.
Exterior Material(s)
Structural System(s)
Roof Form
Roof Material
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Power Source
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Condition
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Condition Notes
As of 3/2016, occupied by Dutch Oil Co. (appeared to be making no significant changes to structure interior or exterior). Original window sash appear to be missing, and windows are boarded.
- Property Information
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Specific Location
One 1.83 acre parcel on the north side of East Haddam Moodus Road opposite intersection of Green Village Street
Adjacent To
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Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Parcel ID / Assessor Record Link
- M64/ / L046 / Link →
Acreage
1.83
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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Photographer
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Photography Date
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