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Winsted Hosiery Mill

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The Winsted Hosiery Company was founded in 1882 by William L. Gilbert, producing hosiery and underwear for men made from cotton-wool blends. Its original mill building burned down in 1900, after which the company embarked on a ten-year construction program that resulted in the present complex. The
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and the south side of Holabird Avenue. The complex has six buildings, and is roughly divided in half by Whiting Street, which parallels the river. Five of them are of brick construction, and one is of stone. The stone building, which housed the mill offices, is located at the corner of Holabird
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and Whiting, with a long and narrow brick building extending to the south. Across Whiting Street is another large building, with smaller structures attached and standing detached nearby.
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The former Winsted Hosiery Mill complex is located north of Winsted's commercial downtown, on the east side of the
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
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company experienced significant growth until about 1935, and saw declining employment during
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The Winsted Hosiery Mill complex is now best known as Whiting Mills, which houses the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut
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in 1985. It is now subdivided for multiple industrial and commercial tenants.
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Buildings and structures in Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Winsted Hosiery Mill is located in Connecticut
Winsted Hosiery Mill is located in the United States
Winsted, Connecticut
41°55′24″N 73°3′32″W / 41.92333°N 73.05889°W / 41.92333; -73.05889
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Winsted
Winchester, Connecticut
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Still River
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Whiting Mills art studios
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut


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