Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District

Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly along Bruggerman Court, Bruggerman Place, Greenmanville Avenue, Hinckly Street, Pleasant Street, Rossie Street, Velvet Street, Stonington, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°21′13″N 71°57′46″W / 41.35361°N 71.96278°WCoordinates: 41°21′13″N 71°57′46″W / 41.35361°N 71.96278°W
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Architect	Favretti, Giovanni; et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP Reference #	07000110[1]
Added to NRHP	March 9, 2007

The Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is located in Stonington, Connecticut. Its main focus is the former Rossie Velvet Mill, a large brick industrial facility on the east side of Greenmanville Avenue that is now a research center for the nearby Mystic Seaport Museum. The district extends along Greenmanville Avenue between Pleasant Street in the north and the museum complex in the south. Most of the buildings in the district are residential housing built to house workers at the mill, and were built between about 1850 and 1950. The district includes 51 properties in 120 acres (49 ha).^[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 2007.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-31.