In message <[log in to unmask]>, Debbie Rotman <[log in to unmask]> writes >Dear Colleagues: > We are working on an industrial site which began as a single structure >n 1878. Within a few years, a second building was constructed and the >original was renovated into a home. Over the next nine decades, other >factory-related buildings were added as the business grew and >changed I am seeking references in the professional literature for other >sites that have both industrial and residential components in close >proximity. >Thank you for your assistance. >Regards, >Debbie Rotman >Ball State University I'm afraid I can't find on my shelves, to give you the complete reference _The Industrial Archaeology of the West Midlands_. Here, a typical family owned/operated factory site consists of a house on a street front, with a double-gate entrance to a yard beside it. In the yard is a group of factory buildings. I'm not suprised by a proximity between industrial buildings and residential buildings, but by the re-use of the factory as a home. How substantial was this building: the factory buildings I call to mind are either Blakean mills (now 'loft conversions') or much less well constructed than the houses. I can't imagine any one with the finances to build a new factory, 100 years ago, thinking that the old factory would make a good house for themselves (is that what you said - or was it just a bothy (dorm) for manual labourers? Best wishes, -- Pat Reynolds [log in to unmask] "It might look a bit messy now, but just you come back in 500 years time" (T. Pratchett)