It started on the Noroton River.
Charles H. Phillips established the Phillips Camphor and Wax Company in Glenbrook, producing wax, camphor, and essential oils.
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT / ROOTED IN 1849
A place with a past.
Space for what’s next.
Old factory bones. Independent spirits.
Welcome to Glenbrook Industrial Park.
MORE THAN A COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS
There’s a lot
going on in here.
Behind the brick, beneath the water tower, a different kind of business community comes to life.
Glenbrook’s former factory buildings bring independent businesses together in a place shaped by generations of work. Come for an appointment, discover a studio, or find the people who make things happen.
Meet the businessesINDUSTRYCRAFTCREATIVITYCOMMUNITY
01 / THE PEOPLE INSIDE
Find your need.
Know who you’re looking for?
Start with the directory.
Directory update in progress. These listings come from the photographed on-site sign. Occupancy and location codes await confirmation with the updated blueprints. Please confirm your visit with the business.
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Find the park.
Then find the business door.
The buildings are connected. The possibilities are many. We’re bringing the park into focus, one entrance at a time.
Train, bike, walking, ride-share & airport options
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Find parking
Get directions to 652 Glenbrook Road, then follow the posted parking signs when you arrive. Confirmed parking areas will be included in the park map.
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From parking to the business door
Choose a business and follow the door-to-door map. Coming after the blueprint is verified, with confirmed parking, entrances, and routes through the park.
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LIVE MAP COMING AFTER BLUEPRINT VERIFICATION03 / IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK
History didn’t leave.
It got to work.
From a globally known blue bottle
to a community of independent businesses.
A little blue bottle. A big story.
Phillips patented Milk of Magnesia. The product became globally known, with production at Glenbrook continuing until 1976.
A factory grows around an idea.
Sterling Products acquired the company and expanded the plant. Surviving portions of the complex date from about 1890 through 1946.
One address. Many beginnings.
By 1985, a city directory listed 46 small businesses here—a new chapter for the former factory.
The work continues.
The complex is home to independent businesses. A Connecticut Green Bank case study documents Spinnaker’s redevelopment and a 135 kW rooftop solar installation.
Explore the historical sources ＋
The company’s founding in 1849 predates the surviving buildings. The historical record is distinct from today’s occupancy and directory.
Preservation Connecticut — Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co. ↗Stamford Historical Society — Made in Stamford ↗Connecticut Green Bank — Glenbrook’s solar installation ↗FROM THE GLENBROOK FACTORY / THE PACKAGING ARCHIVE
A little blue.
A lot of history.
Meet the bottles, tins, and printed details.
Swipe through the Phillips collection.
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About this collection & its dates ＋
Type chronology follows Bill Lockhart, Beau Shriever, and Carol Serr’s The Bottles of Phillips Milk of Magnesia (2018). Dates are approximate; “c.” means circa. Early and Canadian ranges remain tentative. The earliest 1873–1885 packaging is unidentified and is not pictured here.
The embossed “1906” records trademark registration, not necessarily manufacture. ZIP-coded labels are dated 1963 or later here, correcting the study’s 1962 threshold against USPS history. Other boundaries remain the study’s estimates.
Study images are extracted from the original PDF, with individual credits available in the enlarged view. Resolution varies; enlarging cannot restore missing detail. Museum additions use separate Smithsonian records and higher-resolution collection images. They are not substitutes for the study’s specimens. Historical labels are shown as artifacts.
04 / AROUND THE PARK
Every angle.
Another story.
From the roof to the courtyard.
A collection that keeps growing.
17 photographs
The directory photograph is available under Business directory. Have a photo, a correction, or a story? Share it with property management 📧
05 / LEASING INQUIRIES
Your business.
A place at Glenbrook.
Interested in space at Glenbrook Industrial Park?
Contact John Distler to discuss availability and your business’s needs.
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06 / FOR GLENBROOK INDUSTRIAL PARK BUSINESSES
Ask John.
Service request
Repairs. Cleaning. Property maintenance.
Tell John what needs attention, where and he’ll get it done ☑️
