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Cheney Brothers Historic District
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Cheney Brothers Mills, South Manchester, about 1920
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| Location: | Manchester, Connecticut |
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| Area: | 175 acres (0.71 km2) |
| Built: | 1838 |
| Architect: | Cheney Bros. Manufacturing Co. |
| Architectural style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78002885 |
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| Added to NRHP: | June 2, 1978[1] |
| Designated NHLD: | June 2, 1978[2] |
Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in the late 19th and early 20th century. The 175-acre (0.71 km2) 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.[2][3] The area was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[2],[4],[5]
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