Grimshaw Silk Mill
Grimshaw Silk Mill | |
 Grimshaw Silk Mill, March 2011 | |
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| Location | 1200 N. 11th 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 |
The Grimshaw Silk Mill, also known as Freeman Shoes, is an historic factory building which is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
History and architectural features[edit]
This silk mill was built in 1887 and then rebuilt in 1889, after a tornado destroyed the original building on January 9, 1889, killing nineteen employees and injuring one hundred.
It is a three-story, rectangular, brick building measuring fifty feet by two hundred and fifty 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[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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-31. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grimshaw Silk Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
