Philip Reading Tannery, also known as Green's Barn, is a historic tannery building located at Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1780, and is a two-story, brick structure measuring 106 feet long by 30 feet wide. It is a rare surviving 18th-century industrial building that has been converted into a cow barn.[2]
Philip Reading Tannery | |
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| Location | 201 E. Main St., Middletown, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′2″N 75°42′44″W / 39.45056°N 75.71222°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1780 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000897[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1978 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Edward F. Heite (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philip Reading Tannery". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos