New Mill and Depot Building, Hawthorne Woolen Mill
New Mill and Depot Building, Hawthorne Woolen Mill | |
Gothic Revival | |
NRHP reference No. | 90000152[1] |
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Added to NRHP | February 23, 1990 |
The New Mill and Depot Building of the former Hawthorne Woolen Mill are located in
The mill and its depot, in the
Buildings
The two structures are located on a 0.8-acre (0.32 ha) lot between Pemberwick Road on the west and the
The "new" mill building, the larger of the two, sits on the river. It is a three-story, 56-by-156-foot (17 by 48 m) brick building with a two-story 19-by-46-foot (5.8 by 14.0 m) northern wing. Because of a regrading it now appears to be two stories on the east. A central tower rises to a fourth story, its top 55 feet (17 m) above the ground.[2]
Intricate
The tower, and all but the east roofline, are
A pedestrian plaza separates the mill building from the 30-by-123-foot (9.1 by 37.5 m) depot to the east. It is a one-and-a-half-story structure of brick, in less decorative patterns. Its
History
Glenville had grown up around a mill on the Byram since first being settled in the mid-18th century. By 1814 at the latest a
After an 1874
The depot, probably the first of the two to be built, was to have been served by a railroad, shown as planned on 1867 maps, connecting Port Chester, New York, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. Those plans were eventually abandoned. The construction of the new mill, which replaced a building described by the 1875 insurance survey as similar in size, suggests that Tingue had been able to make the mill very profitable.[2]
His success may also have led him to choose such high-style designs for the buildings, to show the importance of the mills to the community and his commitment to them, as owners of such buildings at the time sometimes did. The intricate patterning on the mill facade suggests a great deal of thought went into the composition; the woodwork trim on the depot shows a
In 1892 the company changed its name to the Hawthorne Mills Company. Five years later, in 1897, it was recorded as operating with 20 sets of cards and 70 broadlooms. The American Felt Company, a New Jersey-based concern that operated mills in four states, acquired Hawthorne in 1899.[2]
Its success continued, with first
American Felt closed the mill in the 1970s.[3] It has since been converted into a residential and commercial complex. The interiors of the buildings were completely renovated and partitioned, but the exteriors remain relatively intact.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ransom, David (February 4, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, New Mill and Depot Building, Hawthorne Woolen Mill". National Park Service. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ Platzman Weinstock, Cheryl (February 18, 2001). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Glenville Area of Greenwich, Conn.; Prestige Address and Schools at Discount". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
Though American Felt closed in the late 1970s, some residents still think of Glenville's boundaries as the small area that surrounds the mill.