Cheney Brothers Historic District, Manchester

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The Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in Manchester, Connecticut, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The 175-acre district in includes over 275 mill buildings, workers houses, churches, schools and Cheney family mansions. These structures represent the well-preserved company town of the Cheney Brothers silk manufacturing company, the first America-based silk company to properly raise and process silkworms, and to develop the difficult techniques of spinning and weaving silk. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978. ()

Coordinates: 41°45'60"N, 72°31'43"W

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West SideManchester United States

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Cheney Brothers Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Rentschler Field, Hop River State Park Trail, Lutz Children's Museum.

2.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Manchester
75 min walk • The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, formerly and commonly known as Buckland Hills Mall is a shopping mall located in Manchester, Connecticut and is currently owned by Spinoso Real Estate Group.
4.7 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Rentschler Field, East Hartford
120 min walk • Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field is a stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut. It is primarily used for football and soccer, and is the home field of the University of Connecticut Huskies.
2.6 miNE
Park
Hop River State Park Trail, Manchester
66 min walk • Hop River State Park Trail is a Connecticut rail trail that winds for 20.8 miles eastward from Colonial Drive in the town of Manchester to the Air Line State Park Trail S. in the town of Windham. The trail parallels the Hop River for much of its length.
0.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester
23 min walk • The Lutz Children's Museum is a non-profit children's museum located in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Originally known as the Lutz Junior Museum, it was developed on March 4, 1953 by a vote of the Manchester Parent Teacher Association Council.
2.8 miNW
Park
Wickham Park, Manchester
71 min walk • Wickham Park is a nonprofit, private foundation in Manchester and a small part of East Hartford, Connecticut. The park contains 280 acres of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas and sports facilities, among other attractions.
5.3 miSE
National park
Gay City State Park
136 min walk • As visitors explore the park's network of trails, they will encounter remnants of the town of Gay City, a once-thriving 19th-century mill community. The historic ruins of old mill foundations and stone walls provide a glimpse into the area's rich industrial past...
5 miW
History museum, Museum
Makens Bemont House, East Hartford
128 min walk • The Makens Bemont House, commonly called the Huguenot House, is a historic house museum at 307 Burnside Avenue in East Hartford, Connecticut.
5.6 miSW
Library
Welles-Turner Memorial Library, Glastonbury
143 min walk • The Gideon Welles House is a historic house at 17 Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1783, it was home to generations of the locally prominent Welles family, whose most famous member was Gideon Welles, the United States Secretary of the Navy under Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
2.7 miN
Lake, Park
Northwest Park, Manchester
69 min walk • Northwest Park is a baseball field located in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. The field is the former home of the Manchester Silkworms of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. It played host to the Silkworms between 2000 and 2009. The field's location places Union Pond behind a stand of trees located past the outfield.
4.1 miE
Town
Bolton
106 min walk • Bolton is a small suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential with an economy made up mostly of small businesses. The high school typically has between fifty and one hundred students per grade. The population was 4,858 as of the 2020 census.
2.1 miN
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Union Village Historic District, Manchester
53 min walk • The Union Village Historic District encompasses the core of a historic 19th-century residential mill village in Manchester, Connecticut.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Cheney Brothers Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Manchester Historic District, Manchester (6 min walk), Manchester Main Post Office, Manchester (19 min walk), Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester (23 min walk).