Reading Hardware Company
Reading Hardware Company | |
 Reading Hardware District, April 2011 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Willow, S. 6th, and Canal Sts., and alleyway, Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′32″N 75°55′38″W / 40.32556°N 75.92722°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | The Ballinger Company |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000516[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1997 |
The Reading Hardware Company, also known as "The Hardware," is an historic, American factory complex and national historic district that is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]This district includes five contributing buildings, along with the previously listed Reading Hardware Company Butt Works. They include brick and heavy timber frame and reinforced concrete buildings that date to the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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 unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Hardware Company" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings completed in 1888
- Buildings and structures in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Pennsylvania