C. Cowles and Co. Building
New Haven was well known for its carriage industry and a number of firms clustered in Wooster Square. One of the city’s most resilient carriage-related businesses is C. Cowles & Company, which produced lanterns and other components. In 2014, Cowles finally decamped to North Haven, leaving a complex of buildings at Water and Chestnut Street now occupied by U-Haul which has converted some of the buildings to storage.
Built: 1890–1965
Address: 83 Water St.
Status: U-Haul storage facility
Address: 83 Water St.
Status: U-Haul storage facility
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Press/Resources
“Enviromental Snag Puts C. Cowles Talks On Hold” by Paul Bass, New Haven Independent (Feb. 13, 2016)
“Empty C. Cowles Plant Finds A Suitor” by Markeshia Ricks, New Haven Independent (Nov. 18, 2015)
“New Haven’s Cowles & Co. building could get a new life as housing with development” by Mary O’Leary, New Haven Register (Jul. 13, 2015)
