Chaffeeville Silk Mill

Chaffeeville Silk Mill is a ruins in Town of Mansfield, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Chaffeeville Silk Mill is situated nearby to the nature reserve Hillcrest Drive Open Space, as well as near Coney Rock Preserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and William Benton Museum of Art.

Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

Museum

Photo: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is a public museum of puppetry operated by the University of Connecticut. The museum is located near the main UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is situated 2 miles west of Chaffeeville Silk Mill.

William Benton Museum of Art

Museum

Photo: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The William Benton Museum of Art is a public fine arts museum located on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Benton houses a permanent collection of over 6,500 artistic works and hosts special exhibitions, concerts, campus art walks, and other events. William Benton Museum of Art is situated 2½ miles northwest of Chaffeeville Silk Mill.

Codfish Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

Codfish Falls is a series of close-knit plunges and cascades, ending in a fan, that is fed by Fishers Brook, in Storrs, Connecticut. It can be accessed by a trail from a road of the same name. Codfish Falls is situated 2 miles northwest of Chaffeeville Silk Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Hill and Mansfield.

Spring Hill

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Spring Hill Historic District encompasses a rural 19th-century village stretching along Storrs Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Spring Hill developed as a rural waystation on an early 19th-century turnpike, and has seen only modest development since the late 19th century.

Mansfield

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 25,892 at the 2020 census.

Gurleyville Historic District

Hamlet

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gurleyville Historic District encompasses a formerly industrial rural crossroads village in Mansfield, Connecticut. Centered on Gurleyville and Chaffeeville Roads, it includes a collection of mainly vernacular 19th-century residences, a stone gristmill dating to about 1749, and the archaeological remains of later industrial endeavours.

Chaffeeville Silk Mill

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Town of Mansfield, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

41.79496° or 41° 47′ 42″ north

Longitude

-72.20946° or 72° 12′ 34″ west

Open location code

87H9QQVR+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 793321981

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Chaffeeville Silk Mill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hillcrest Drive Open Space and Coney Rock Preserve.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Chaffeeville Silk Mill and Coney Rock Preserve.

Connecticut: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford.

Curious Ruins to Discover

Uncover intriguing ruins from every corner of the globe.