Orrin Thompson founded the carpet industry in Enfield, establishing the Thompsonville Carpet Manufacturing Company in 1828. In 1832, Thompson built an impressive brick residence on 32 acres in Enfield. The company grew, but by the 1850s Thompson was in debt and had to turn it over to his creditors, who renamed it the Hartford Carpet Company. Thompson’s house was later owned by G. Harrison Mifflin and subsequently sold to the Felician Sisters: the Congregation of Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice, Our Lady of the Angels Province. The building currently houses an adult day care facility. In blog related news, please also take a look at my new blog, Historic Places, where I will feature places I have visited recently outside of Connecticut and Massachusetts.