For further information about the mill of the same name in Omaha, see Florence Mill (Omaha, Nebraska)

Florence Mill (Omaha, Nebraska)

Florence Mill, also known as the Weber Mill, is located at 9102 North 30th Street near the 30th Street exit on Interstate 680 in the Florence community in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was built in 1846 and operated into the 1960s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Weber Mill...

The Florence Mill, known later as the U.S. Envelope Building after being absorbed by the U.S. Envelope Company, is a building

Building

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 located at 121 West Main Street in the Rockville

Rockville, Connecticut

Rockville is a census-designated place and a village of the town of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,708 at the 2000 census...

 section of Vernon, Connecticut

Vernon, Connecticut

Vernon is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 29,179 at the 2010 census.Vernon was incorporated in October, 1808, from Bolton. Vernon contains the former city of Rockville, incorporated in January, 1889. The town of Vernon and city of Rockville consolidated as a...

. In 1881, it was described as the largest brick

Brick

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 building

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 in Rockville, Connecticut

Rockville, Connecticut

Rockville is a census-designated place and a village of the town of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,708 at the 2000 census...

. After purchase by White & Corbin, the building was expanded and became the largest manufacturing

Manufacturing

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 plant of its kind in the United States. Currently, the building is used as an independent living retirement home and has 113 apartments.

Architectural style

Second Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne

Important Dates

• 1881 purchased by White & Corbin
• ~1898 acquired by U.S. Envelope Company
• 1978 added to the National Register of Historic Places
• 1979 opened as retirement home apartments