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June 28, 2026
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Located on the banks of the Fenton River in Mansfield, the Gurleyville Grist Mill is the only stone mill of its kind in Connecticut and remains in a remarkable state of preservation for a 19th century mill.
A sawmill was built on this site in 1723 and the grist mill was added around 1750. The latter was replaced in the 1830s by the present mill that continued to operate until 1941. An attached sawmill was destroyed by heavy snow in the early 1950s and the dam was washed out in the winter of 1958-59. It had served for 200 years, and had been repaired and maintained but never modernized. The gristmill itself, constructed of stone, remains in a remarkable state of preservation.
Located on the banks of the Fenton River in Mansfield, the Gurleyville Grist Mill is the only stone mill of its kind in Connecticut and remains in a remarkable state of preservation for a 19th century mill. The Grist Mill is built of several types of local rocks: garnetiferous schist, gneiss, granite, pegmatite and quartzite. Inside, the historic mill houses complete, perfectly preserved equipment. Two sets of grinding stones are as they were when last used. Conveying devices, the silk bolter for flour sifting, shafts, and huge gears are intact. Unusual in gristmills is the basement, where a huge water wheel once turned from water diverted under the building from the Fenton River.