UPSON MARKET PLACE

Some time around 1860 Andrew S. Upson built his nut and bolt factory along the Farmington River, in the heart of Unionville, CT. At the turn of the 19th century the Upson Nut and Bolt Factory had become the country's largest manufacturer of nuts and bolts. The Company's product lines branched out to rulers (the department later was sold to Stanley Works), belt hooks, and finally ball bearings, as the Pioneer Steel Ball. The property is listed on the CT Historic Register, offering both architectural and historical significance, as the remaining nineteenth-century industrial complex in Unionville, and has close ties with the development of industry in Farmington, CT.

Primary location: Unionville United States