P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company, Danbury

Name: P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company
Address: Danbury, United States

#21 among attractions in Danbury

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The P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company is a historic industrial building on Oil Mill Road in Danbury, Connecticut. Also known as the Oil Mill Road building, it is a large multi-section 4+1⁄2-story brick structure set on the banks of the Still River. Built in stages over the last two decades of the 19th century, it is the last surviving industrial building associated with the fur-cutting and felt-making elements of the hatting industry which dominated Danbury's economy for many years. ()

Built: 1884 (140 years ago)Coordinates: 41°23'26"N, 73°27'51"W

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P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Danbury Ice Arena, Danbury Fair, Danbury Museum & Historical Society, Hearthstone Castle.

0.8 miNE
Sport complex, Hockey, Sport venue
Danbury Ice Arena, Danbury
20 min walk • The Danbury Ice Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Danbury, Connecticut, that can seat about 3,000. It was built in 1999 with renovation and expansion in 2004. The Danbury Arena was the home of the Danbury Trashers of the United Hockey League from 2004 to 2006, and the New England Stars of the North Eastern Hockey League in 2006–07.
0.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Danbury Fair, Danbury
23 min walk • Danbury Fair is an upscale shopping mall located in Danbury, Connecticut. As of 2011, it is the second largest shopping mall in Connecticut, as well as the fifth largest in New England. It is located off of Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 7 opposite the Danbury Municipal Airport.
1 miE
History museum, Museum
Danbury Museum & Historical Society, Danbury
25 min walk • The Danbury Museum and Historical Society is a private museum located in Danbury, Connecticut, the purpose of which is to acquire, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the heritage of the greater Danbury area for education, information, and research. The main campus of the museum is located on 43 Main Street.
1.2 miSE
Shingle style architecture, Forts and castles
Hearthstone Castle, Danbury
31 min walk • Hearthstone Castle in Danbury, Connecticut, was built between 1895 and 1899. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It has also been known as Parks' Castle and as The Castle. The property includes four contributing buildings and three other contributing structures.
0.8 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St. Peter, Danbury
21 min walk • St. Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Danbury, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. St. Peter's was the first Catholic church built in northern Fairfield County. It is the third oldest parish, and the fifth oldest Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Bridgeport. St.
1.3 miSE
Park
Rogers Park, Danbury
34 min walk • Rogers Park is a 56-acre public park and recreational facility in Danbury, Connecticut, United States, located at the end of Main Street at South Street.
1.1 miE
Church
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Danbury
29 min walk • Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1925. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1.2 miNE
Universities and schools
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury
32 min walk • Western Connecticut State University is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1903 as a teacher’s college and is part of the Connecticut State University System.
0.8 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Joseph Church, Danbury
20 min walk • St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic church in Danbury, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1.2 miSE
41°22'54"N • 73°26'41"W
Scott Fanton Museum, Danbury
31 min walk • Museum
1.2 miSE
Museum, History museum
Charles Ives House, Danbury
31 min walk • The Charles Ives House, also known as Charles Ives Birthplace, is located on Mountainville Avenue in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. It is a wooden frame structure built in 1780 and expanded on since. Over the course of the 19th century it was the residence of several generations of Iveses, a family important in the city's history.

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Which popular attractions are close to P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company?

Nearby attractions include U-Haul Moving & Storage of Danbury, Danbury (8 min walk), Danbury Public Library, Danbury (17 min walk), Main Street Historic District, Danbury (17 min walk), St. Joseph Church, Danbury (20 min walk).

How to get to P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company by public transport?

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Danbury (23 min walk)