Ball and Roller Bearing Company

20--22 Maple Ave., Danbury, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 25, 1989. NRIS 89001087.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • American Family Crafts
  • Joseph McNutt House and Machine Shop

From Wikipedia:

Ball and Roller Bearing Company

The Ball and Roller Bearing Company, also known as American Family Crafts and the Joseph Nutt House and Machine Shop, is a historic industrial complex at 20-22 Maple Avenue in Danbury, Connecticut. Developed mainly in the early 20th century, the factory is most notable as the location where Lewis Heim invented the modern grinding machine, which revolutionized the manufacture of machine parts. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1989. It now houses a church and social service agencies.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353716

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