Bradley Edge Tool Company Historic District
Roughly, Lyons Plains Rd. N and S of jct. with White Birch Rd., Weston, CTThe Bradley Edge Tool Company Historic District encompasses a significant representative residential community that developed in association with rural industry in Weston's Saugatuck River Valley. Historically associated with the town's largest producer of metal products, the Bradley Edge Tool Company, it contains a high concentration of well-preserved mid-nineteenth-century residences, including a number of local examples of rural workers' housing. Of particular architectural significance are the well-preserved vernacular expressions of Greek Revival and Italianate domestic architecture associated with factory owners and farmers in the district.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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