New York Belting and Packing Co.
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| Location | 45-71 and 79-89 Glen Road, Newtown, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°25′52″N 73°16′42″W / 41.43111°N 73.27833°W |
| Area | 12.8 acres (5.2 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | Ley, Fred T. & Co. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004367[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 2, 1982 |
The New York Belting and Packing Co. complex, also known locally for its main 20th-century occupant, the Fabric Fire Hose Company, is a historic industrial complex at 45–71, 79-89 Glen Road in Newtown, Connecticut. Its centerpiece is a four-story brick mill building with an Italianate tower, built in 1856. The property also includes a dam impounding the adjacent Pootatuck River, a mill pond, and a hydroelectric power generation facility.
The site's industrial history begins about 1850, when the dam was built. The Goodyear Rubber Packing Company, headed by Josiah Tomlinson, brother-in-law of
The complex was renovated into an
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for New York Belting and Packing Co". National Park Service. June 2, 1982. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Howard, Jan (August 3, 2001). "A Sandy Hook Landmark Mill Was Once State Of The Art". The Newtown Bee. Newtown, Connecticut. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- doi:10.1145/3386332.
The company moved from its original quarters in a renovated dentist's offices to a rustic fire-hose factory in Sandy Hook, CT.
- ^ Perrefort, Dirk (November 22, 2015). "History lives on in Sandy Hook industrial building". The News-Times. Danbury, Connecticut. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
External links
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