Address: Archeological site Church St
Inventory Num: 204
Location: East and West side at Deepwood Drive
Year Built: 0000
Builder: Unknown
Style:
Current Use: Archeological site
Notable Architectural Features:
- Southeast corner of Route 85 at deepwood Drive. A sluiceway approx. 6' wide, 4' deep which runs into the back of the building in survey. There is an earth barrier 10' wide, north of the sluice which has a fieldstone retaining wall. This wall drops about 8'. The building mentioned is the powerhouse. House for the complex west of route 85; it may have had an earlier use. Scattered stones 250' east of route 85 along the stream suggest the possible location of the silk mill. On the west side of route 85, at Deepwood Drive, is a gambrel roofed barn which was the company store. It still has its belfrey. Beyond this is a distillery started by a man named Semel. Below this is a two story concrete building with barred windows. This may have been a bonded warehouse for the distillery. Next to this building is a brick factory built in the first quarter of the 20th Century. It is one-story with a shallow pitched gable roof and segmental arched windows.
Importance:Powerhouse , Silk mill, Distillery, Post office and Company store
