Hervey Brooks Pottery Shop and Kiln Site explained

Hervey Brooks Pottery Shop and Kiln Site
Builder:Brooks, Hervey
Added:December 10, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93001362

The Hervey Brooks Pottery Shop and Kiln Site is a historic industrial archaeological site in Goshen, Connecticut. It is the site of the 19th-century pottery of Hervey Brooks, a local potter significant for his extensive recordkeeping. Brooks' pottery included a shop and a stone kiln. The shop structure was moved to Old Sturbridge Village in the 20th century, where a reconstruction of his kiln has also been undertaken.[1] The original site is of archaeological significance for identifying the materials Brooks used and how he laid out his work site, and for identifying how those changed over time.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Vermilyea, Peter. Hidden History of Litchfield County. 85–88. Arcadia Publishing. 2014. 9781625851062.