5, 7 and 9 Tweedle Street - Glen Williams
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5, 7 and 9 Tweedle St.
A wool mill was first built in Glen Williams in 1839 by Jacob Williams. By 1907, the mill employed between 60 and 70 people.
“The company was a major local employer and significantly contributed to the village economy,” the staff report says.
That year, it built three nearly identical homes for workers, known as the ‘Three Sisters,’ on Tweedle Street on the site of a former company warehouse. They served as housing for the mill workers until 1936 when the Glen Wollen Mills Company Ltd. filed for bankruptcy.
All three homes were sold to Herbert E. Distance. Following his death, the homes were bought by Sheridan Nurseries in 1964 and used to house seasonal workers for two decades.
The staff report says “these residences are physically, functionally, visually, and historically linked to their surroundings, forming an integral part of the area’s heritage despite the loss of the former woollen mill.”
A wool mill was first built in Glen Williams in 1839 by Jacob Williams. By 1907, the mill employed between 60 and 70 people.
“The company was a major local employer and significantly contributed to the village economy,” the staff report says.
That year, it built three nearly identical homes for workers, known as the ‘Three Sisters,’ on Tweedle Street on the site of a former company warehouse. They served as housing for the mill workers until 1936 when the Glen Wollen Mills Company Ltd. filed for bankruptcy.
All three homes were sold to Herbert E. Distance. Following his death, the homes were bought by Sheridan Nurseries in 1964 and used to house seasonal workers for two decades.
The staff report says “these residences are physically, functionally, visually, and historically linked to their surroundings, forming an integral part of the area’s heritage despite the loss of the former woollen mill.”