West Brothers Knitting Company
Appearance
West Brothers Knitting Company | |
Location | 700-710 Emerson Ave., Syracuse, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°03′18″N 76°11′26″W / 43.05500°N 76.19056°W |
Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1906 | -1907, 1945, 1958
Architect | Wright, Gordon A. |
MPS | Industrial Resources of the City of Syracuse MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 14000582[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 10, 2014 |
West Brothers Knitting Company is a historic knitting mill located in the Westside neighborhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. West Brothers was built in 1906–1907, and is a three-story, 20 bay by 6 bay, red brick mill building with a raised basement. It is of standard mill construction. The front facade features a three-bay, four-story elevator tower. The West Knitting Corporation moved to Wadesboro, North Carolina in 1928. The mill later housed a corrugated paper container manufacturer, the Gray Brothers Boot & Shoe Manufacturing Company, and most recently a manufacturer of a wide variety of air filters.[2]: 5, 7–9
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/08/14 through 9/12/14. National Park Service. 2014-09-19.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Cynthia Carrington Carter (April 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Brothers Knitting Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".
Categories:
- Textile mills in New York (state)
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Industrial buildings completed in 1907
- Buildings and structures in Syracuse, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York
- Shoe factories
- Knitting
- Onondaga County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs