Florence Mill

For the mill of the same name in Omaha, see Florence Mill (Omaha, Nebraska).

Florence Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	121 W. Main St., Rockville, Connecticut
Coordinates
Area	6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Built	1864
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	78002858
Added to NRHP	July 18, 1978

The Florence Mill, known later as the U.S. Envelope Building after being absorbed by the U.S. Envelope Company, is a former industrial facility located at 121 West Main Street in the Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut. It is a four story brick structure, more than 200 feet (61 m) in length, with a Second Empire-style mansard roof and an Italianate tower. It was built in 1864 to replace an earlier textile mill which was destroyed by fire. In 1881, it was described as the largest brick building in Rockville. After purchase by White & Corbin, the building was expanded and became the largest manufacturing plant of its kind in the United States. The building was used for the manufacture of envelopes until 1975. Currently, the building is used as an independent living retirement home and has 113 apartments.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tolland County, Connecticut

References

• Lewis Angel Corbin Biography, as recorded in: Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Winham Counties Connecticut, Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of many of the early settled families, Publisher: J.H.Beers & Co., CHICAGO; 1903 P. 212