Upson Market Place. Work Here. Play Here. Live Here!
Sometime around 1860 Andrew S. Upson built his nut and bolt factory in the heart of Unionville, CT. At the turn of the 19th century the Upson Nut and Bolt Factory had become the country’s largest manufacturer of nuts and bolts. The Company’s product lines branched out to rulers (the department later was sold to Stanley Works), belt hooks, and finally ball bearings, as the Pioneer Steel Ball. The property is listed on the CT Historic Register, offering both architectural and historical significance, as the remaining nineteenth-century industrial complex in Unionville, and has close ties with the development of industry in Farmington, CT.
Today, the buildings at Upson Market Place have been re-purposed and restored into luxury residences, shops, galleries, restaurants, and Lifestyle Business Offices™. National tech companies, financial firms & insurers, and an international software developer populate the Upson Market Place, located in downtown Unionville, alongside the majestic Farmington River.
Federal tax credits were used to help fund the restoration.
UMP received CT Main Street Center’s 2017 Keystone Award of Excellence.