Dixon Mills
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Dixon Mills are a residential complex in Jersey City, New Jersey
that uses the buildings of the former location of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, which was in use between 1847 and 1895.
There is a small museum with artifacts from the building and its history in the lobby of the complex.
, to what is now the Van Vorst Park
neighborhood of Historic Downtown
, Jersey City, New Jersey
in 1847. Over the years the company produced crucibles, pencils, crayons, stove polish and lubricants at this site. In the mid-1980s the complex was developed into residences, preserving the structures as they were, including bridges between buildings. There is a small museum with artifacts from the building and its history in the lobby of the complex.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
that uses the buildings of the former location of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, which was in use between 1847 and 1895.
There is a small museum with artifacts from the building and its history in the lobby of the complex.
History
Joseph Dixon moved his crucible factory, which was originally located in Salem, MassachusettsSalem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
, to what is now the Van Vorst Park
Van Vorst Park
Van Vorst Park is neighborhood in Historic Downtown in Jersey City, centered around a park sharing the same name. The neighborhood is located west of Paulus Hook and Marin Boulevard, north of Grand Street, east of the Turnpike Extension, and south of The Village and Christopher Columbus Drive...
neighborhood of Historic Downtown
Downtown Jersey City
Downtown is an area of Jersey City, New Jersey that includes the Historic Downtown and the Waterfront. Historic Downtown can be further broken down into the neighborhoods of Harsimus Cove, The Village, Van Vorst Park, Grove Street, Hamilton Park and Boyle Plaza...
, Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
in 1847. Over the years the company produced crucibles, pencils, crayons, stove polish and lubricants at this site. In the mid-1980s the complex was developed into residences, preserving the structures as they were, including bridges between buildings. There is a small museum with artifacts from the building and its history in the lobby of the complex.