Lee Tire and Rubber Company

      Lee Tire and Rubber Company
      Lee Tire and Rubber Company, November 2011
      Lee Tire and Rubber Company is located in Pennsylvania
      Location: 1100 Hector St., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
      Coordinates: 40°04′34″N 75°17′17″W / 40.07611°N 75.28806°W / 40.07611; -75.28806Coordinates: 40°04′34″N 75°17′17″W / 40.07611°N 75.28806°W / 40.07611; -75.28806
      Area: 17 acres (6.9 ha)
      Built: 1909
      Architect: Steele, William
      Governing body: Private
      NRHP Reference#: 84003512[1]
      Added to NRHP: August 23, 1984

      Lee Tire and Rubber Company, also known as Lee Park, is a historic rubber and tire factory complex located at Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The main building was built in 1909, and is a vast, four-story, administration building. It is a symmetrical structure with terminating and central towers and features engaged Tuscan order columns framing the main entrance doors. The 12 remaining contributing buildings in the complex include one- and two-story, manufacturing buildings and a water tower (1909).[2]

      It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

      References

      1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
      2. ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.  Note: This includes George E. Thomas (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lee Tire and Rubber Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-23. 


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