The Reading Knitting Mills is an historic, American factory building that is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Knitting Mills | |
 Reading Knitting Mills, March 2011 | |
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| Location | 350 Elm St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′23″N 75°55′49″W / 40.33972°N 75.93028°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1891, 1898, c. 1920 |
| Built by | Beard, George W. |
| Architect | Levi H. Focht |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003762[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1891, this historic structure was expanded in 1898 and again circa 1920. It is a four-story, fifteen-bay by four-bay, brick building with Italianate-style influences. It has a corbelled brick cornice and slate covered gable roof, and has a brick boiler house annex and one-story addition that were built in 1898. The fourth floor was added to the original three-story building about 1920.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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 Irvin Rathman and Michel R. Lefevre. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Knitting Mills" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.