Gilbert & Bennett

Gilbert & Bennett (officially Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company) was an American wire mill and wire manufacturing company.

Gilbert & Bennett
TypePrivate company
IndustryIndustrial manufacturing
Founded1818 (1818) in Redding, Connecticut, U.S.
FounderBenjamin Gilbert
Sturges Bennett
Defunct2001 (2001)
Number of locations
1
OwnerTown of Redding (development site)

History

The company was founded in 1834 by Benjamin Gilbert and Sturges Bennett in the Georgetown section of Redding, Connecticut.[1] In 1998, G&B filed for bankruptcy after its once prosperous industrial manufacturing fell victim to the growing deindustrialization and it ultimately seized operation in 2001.[2]

In 2002, the Town of Redding found a partner to revitalize the former site, in the Georgetown Land Development Company (GLDC), however this company couldn't full fill its plan as it went bankrupt as well and several tax liens made the town reclaim the 55-acre site.[3][4] As of 2023 many environmental surveys are required to make the site usable for residential or mixed-use projects which are currently performed by the town.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "History of Gilbert & Bennett in Georgetown, Connecticut". historyofredding.net. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. "A "New Town" TOD in Connecticut: The Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill Redevelopment Project – NJTOD.org". 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  3. "Redding v. Georgetown Land Development Co., LLC". Justia Law. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  4. Writer, MATT COYNE Villager Staff (2011-09-29). "Stalled Georgetown development finds buyer". The Hour. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  5. "Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill". Town of Redding, Connecticut Official Website. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  6. Ballantyne, Trevor (2022-04-25). "Redding affordable housing plan finds renewed focus in former mill property development". NewsTimes. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  7. Editor, Heather Borden Herve, GMW (2021-06-25). "Lamont Gives Grant to Study Feasibility of Redeveloping Former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill". Good Morning Wilton. Retrieved 2023-06-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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