Waterbury Brass Company

Waterbury Brass Mill
Site of the Waterbury Brass Mill factory in Hamilton Park
Waterbury Brass Company is located in Connecticut
Waterbury Brass Company
Waterbury Brass Company is located in the United States
Waterbury Brass Company
LocationIdlewood Ave. in Hamilton Park, Waterbury, Connecticut
Coordinates41°32′26″N 73°01′04″W / 41.54056°N 73.01778°W / 41.54056; -73.01778 (Waterbury Brass Mill)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1846 (1846)
Built byWaterbury Brass Company
NRHP reference No.75001943[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1975

The Waterbury Brass Company was an industrial company located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Founded in 1846 by Israel Holmes, it was at its founding the largest maker of rolled brass in the country. The company was folded into the American Brass Company in 1899. Archaeological remains of its manufacturing facility, located in Waterbury's Hamilton Park, were investigated in 1975 and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.