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Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory

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Coordinates: 40°19′32″N 75°55′35″W / 40.32556°N 75.92639°W / 40.32556; -75.92639
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Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory
Hendel Hat Factory, April 2011
Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory is located in Pennsylvania
Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory
Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory is located in the United States
Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory
Location517–539 S. 5th St., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′32″N 75°55′35″W / 40.32556°N 75.92639°W / 40.32556; -75.92639
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1850
NRHP reference No.79002168[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1979

Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory, also known as "The Hat Factory," is a historic factory building located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built about 1850, as a woolen mill. It is a three-story, brick building with the central section measuring 62 feet by 130 feet. It has a three-story south wing, two-story north wing, and small two-story west wing. It is of heavy timber frame construction, and features large arched double hung windows. A hat factory operated in the building until about 1930, after which it was used as a warehouse and trucking terminal.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-31. Note: This includes Redevelopment Authority of Reading (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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