Grimshaw Silk Mill
Grimshaw Silk Mill | |
 Grimshaw Silk Mill, March 2011 | |
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| Location | 1200 N. 1100 St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°21′10″N 75°54′58″W / 40.35278°N 75.91611°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1887, 1889 |
| Built by | Levi H. Focht |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000176[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1985 |
Grimshaw Silk Mill, also known as Freeman Shoes, is a historic factory building located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1887 and rebuilt in 1889, after a tornado destroyed the original building on January 9, 1889, killing 19 employees and injuring 100. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building measuring 50 feet by 250 feet. A stair tower is topped by a pyramidal roof. It sits on a rubble stone basement and features pilasters, brownstone keystones, and a pressed metal cornice.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
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 George E. Thomas (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grimshaw Silk Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings completed in 1889
- Buildings and structures in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Silk mills in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs