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Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop

Coordinates: 41°5′50″N 78°53′37″W / 41.09722°N 78.89361°W / 41.09722; -78.89361
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Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop
Western side and front
Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop is located in Pennsylvania
Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop
Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop is located in the United States
Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop
Location45 W. Main St., Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°5′50″N 78°53′37″W / 41.09722°N 78.89361°W / 41.09722; -78.89361
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1905
NRHP reference No.04000806[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 2004

The Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop is an historic foundry and machine shop which is located in Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built circa 1905, this historic structure is a one-story, red brick building, which sits on an ashlar sandstone foundation. It consists of two sections: the 41-foot-by-81-foot machine shop/foundry building and a 15-foot-by-21-foot office. The machine shop/foundry building features a stepped parapet gable and corrugated metal roof. The building was acquired by Jefferson County and houses the Reynoldsville senior citizen social services center.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 2012-01-02. Note: This includes David L. Taylor (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.