Cheney Brothers Historic District
The Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in Manchester, Connecticut, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The 175-acre (71 ha) district 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 to properly raise and process silkworms, and to develop the difficult techniques of spinning and weaving silk. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
Cheney Brothers Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District | |
Cheney Brothers Mills, South Manchester, about 1920 | |
| Location | Manchester, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′52.2″N 72°31′31.8″W |
| Area | 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architect | Cheney Bros. Manufacturing Co. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002885 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 2, 1978 |
| Designated NHLD | June 2, 1978 |
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