▁a ▁single - story ▁ell ▁project ing ▁from ▁the ▁rear . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁also ▁includes ▁four ▁a histor ical ▁ran ch ▁houses ▁on ▁Her ou lt ▁Road ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁originally ▁non - res ident ial ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁district : ▁the ▁former ▁community ▁hall ▁at ▁ 2 4 - 2 6 ▁W att ▁Road , ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁store ▁at ▁ 8 - 1 0 ▁W att ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁planned ▁company ▁town ▁for ▁its ▁workers ▁by ▁the ▁N orton ▁Gr inding ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Its ▁design ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁Gros ven or ▁At ter bury , ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁South ▁Village ▁( since ▁comprom ised ▁by ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁I - 1 9 0 ), ▁and ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Ald us ▁H igg ins , ▁then ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁N orton ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁established ▁the ▁Indian ▁Hill ▁Company ▁as ▁a ▁worker ▁real ▁estate ▁subs idi ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁South ▁Village ▁was ▁developed . ▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁construction ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Village ▁complex ▁is ▁not ▁known , ▁but ▁it ▁probably ▁took ▁place ▁with ▁great ▁rapid ity ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁ac ute ▁housing ▁short age . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁South ▁Village , ▁whose ▁properties ▁were ▁immediately ▁sold ▁( at ▁cost ) ▁to ▁company ▁employees , ▁the ▁company ▁retained ▁ownership