Commercial Case Studies: Eli Whitney Rooming House

Challenge

Built in 1827 the Boarding House is the only surviving residential structure of the industrial

village that centered on Eli Whitney's Armory along the Mill River. A later industrial building

across Whitney Avenue currently houses the Eli Whitney Museum, which is dedicated to

presenting and interpreting the inventive genius of Eli Whitney. The Boarding House was

designed exclusively for workers and was one of the first generation of industrial workers'

housing in the state.

Solution

To update this house it underwent exterior stripping, painting, caulking as well as a historical restoration of the trim.