Reading Hardware Company Butt Works
Reading Hardware Company Butt Works | |
 Reading Hardware Butt Works, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 537 Willow St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 7.7 acres (3.1 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002170[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1979 |
Reading Hardware Company Butt Works, also known as "The Hardware," is a historic factory building located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1875, and consists of two wings connected by a boiler house. They are configured to enclose a courtyard, closed by a brick wall. The wings are three- and four-stories, and constructed of brick bearing walls with heavy timber framing. The boiler house has two square, free-standing chimneys and topped by a central lantern monitor.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is included in the Reading Hardware Company national historic district.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Redevelopment Authority of Reading. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Hardware Company Butt Works" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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