{"nrhp_refnum":"10000610","name":"Rockwells Mills Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"NY 8, Crandall Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chenango","county":"Chenango County","state":"NY","lat":42.45058210350007,"lon":-75.38946404879763,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small nineteenth-century industrial hamlet on NY 8 and Crandall Road in the town of Guilford, Chenango County, New York, between the Unadilla River and a former railroad bed. It has a stone textile mill, an Italianate mill owner's house and about twenty houses with outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the district is an excellent, well-preserved example of the layout, growth and development of a small industrial hamlet in the nineteenth century. The mill owner's house sits above the riverside mill, with workers' housing spreading north and south. The stone mill is an unusual survivor of a once widespread textile industry, and the hamlet keeps a high degree of integrity of plan.","narrative":"Rockwells Mills is a hamlet in the town of Guilford, Chenango County, New York, set on a narrow flat between the Unadilla River and the bed of the former New York, Ohio and Western Railroad. About twenty houses with outbuildings surround a stone textile mill, now altered as a restaurant. Across from the mill, on the largest lot, stands the Italianate house built in 1867-68 for mill owner Chester W. Rockwell. Other homes range from Greek Revival and Federal-influenced cottages to Stick Style and Queen Anne houses. The district was listed because it shows how a small industrial hamlet was arranged and grew during the nineteenth century. The mill owner's house overlooks the mill, and worker housing spreads north and south. Early deeds mention a boarding house, grist mill, fulling mill and store. The mill's interior no longer shows its industrial use, but the overall plan of the hamlet remains largely intact. The district counts 26 contributing and 7 noncontributing buildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George Thayer (builder, 1993 NY 8); Howard Rockwell commissioned the 1892 remodeling of 108 Crandall Road","architectural_style":"Mid-19th century, Late Victorian (including Italianate, Greek Revival, Stick Style and Queen Anne houses)","criteria":[],"status_note":"The stone mill was converted to a restaurant in 1947 and still serves that function. Most other buildings are single dwellings, some with vinyl or aluminum siding. The district has 26 contributing and 7 noncontributing buildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.316452-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000610.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316900","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwells_Mills_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7355685"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chenango-county/rockwells-mills-historic-district-10000610/"}