▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁areas ▁surrounding ▁West ▁Brook ▁and ▁the ▁areas ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁once ▁industrial ▁activity . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th , ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁ 1 6 ▁mill ▁complex es ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁one ▁still ▁has ▁a ▁surv iving ▁structure . ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁elements ▁that ▁surv ive ▁of ▁this ▁industrial ▁past ▁are ▁found ations ▁and ▁evidence ▁of ▁water ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁d ams ▁and ▁mill ra ces . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁only ▁two ▁institution al ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁district : ▁the ▁West ▁What ely ▁Chap el , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁style ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁a ▁school house ▁that ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁residence . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁documented ▁mill ▁privile ge ▁on ▁West ▁Brook ▁was ▁granted ▁about ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁to ▁Edward ▁Brown , ▁who ▁operated ▁a ▁saw mill ▁with ▁his ▁sons . ▁ ▁This ▁mill ▁site ▁was ▁active ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁probably ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - l ived ▁industrial ▁sites . ▁ ▁Priv ile ges ▁granted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s ▁include ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁initially ▁used ▁for ▁an ▁oil ▁mill , ▁and ▁another ▁that ▁included ▁both ▁gr ist ▁and ▁saw ▁mill s . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁area ▁was