Name/Title
Architecural Plan of Elms Boarding HouseEntry/Object ID
2022.4.31Description
Layout of steam piping in Elms boarding house, American Thread Company, Willimantic Mills, Willimantic, CT. The Elms was constructed by the Willimantic Linen Company (the predecessor of the American Thread Company) in the late 1800s, and was probably originally heated with coal stoves and fireplaces. This architectural plan indicated that the American Thread Company may have converted it to steam heat in 1909. Normally, the Elms housed single female operatives, two to a room, although in 1880 both male and female operatives lived there, on different floors. The men were older, mostly married, mostly skilled, and mostly immigrants from Britain; the housing may thus have been temporary, until their families arrived. The 1880 female residents were mostly in their teens and twenties, single, semi-skilled, and American-born. Scale: 1/9 (?) in. = 1 ft.Collection
American Thread Company CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Plan, FloorNomenclature Secondary Object Term
PlanNomenclature Primary Object Term
ProjectionNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsPublication Details
Publication Type
EphemeraAuthor
American Thread CompanyIllustrator
BaldwinDate Published
Dec 9, 1909Publication Language
EnglishLocation
Location
Cabinet
Map CasesRoom
Dunham Hall Library Reading Room* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingDate
July 17, 2022Provenance
Provenance Detail
American Thread Company, Engineering DepartmentCopyright
Copyright Holder
Public DomainCreated By
Eves, J.Create Date
July 17, 2022Updated By
Eves, J.Update Date
August 10, 2022