The Grimshaw Silk Mill, also known as Freeman Shoes, is an historic factory building which is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis 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.