Cheney Brothers Historic District

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Cheney Brothers Historic District
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Cheney Brothers Mills, South Manchester, about 1920
Cheney Brothers Mills, South Manchester, about 1920
Location: Manchester, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°45′52.20″N 72°31′31.80″W / 41.7645, -72.5255Coordinates: 41°45′52.20″N 72°31′31.80″W / 41.7645, -72.5255
Area: 175 acres
Built/Founded: 1838
Architect: Cheney Bros. Manufacturing Co.
Architectural style(s): Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Designated as NHL: June 02, 1978[1]
Added to NRHP: June 02, 1978[2]
NRHP Reference#: 78002885
Governing body: Local

Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The 175 acre district in Manchester, Connecticut includes over 275 mill buildings, workers houses, churches, schools and Cheney family mansions. These structures represent the well-preserved company town of the Cheney Brothers silk manufacturing company, the first America-based silk company, stated by George and Charles Cheney, after their many visits to the east to discover how to properly raise and process silkworms.[1][3] The area was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[1],[4],[5]

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  1. ^ a b c Cheney Brothers Historic District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Cheney Brother Historic Landmark District, Manchester Historical Society
  4. ^ ["Cheney Brothers Historic District", June 1977, by George R. AdamsPDF (2.69 MiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1977-06).
  5. ^ [Cheney Brothers Historic District--Accompanying 12 photos, undated.PDF (1.49 MiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1977-06).

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