Rex Forge | blacksmith's workshop / forge, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, metalwork, industrial building

 blacksmith's workshop / forge, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, metalwork, industrial building

Historic manufacturing facility (currently operating as a metal forge) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1912 (original complex)
- Architectural style: Industrial Vernacular
- Areas of significance: Industry; Architecture
- Also known as: Atwater Manufacturing Company (historic name); J.J. Ryan Company
- Date added to NRHP: 12/8/1988
- Other designations: part of the "Historic Industrial Complexes of Southington" Multiple Property Submission

There was a gristmill operating on this site since as early as 1767. In the years immediately following the Civil War, a manufacturing facility was set up which made carriage parts. The advent of the automobile saw the facility transition to automotive parts. Today, the site is run as Rex Forge, a metal forging outfit. The historic buildings occupy roughly the southern half of the facility as it now exists.

NRHP #88002678