The Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex is an historic, American factory complex that is located in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex | |
 Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 2100 West Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°00′10″N 75°9′54″W / 40.00278°N 75.16500°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1919, 1927, 1951 |
| Built by | William Steele and Sons Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000404[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 2010 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis historic complex consists of four buildings: the plant (1919, 1925–1927), the main office (c. 1919–1922), the chrome plating building (1951), and the lumber storage and garage building (1930). The plant is a five-story, U-shaped, reinforced concrete building that sits on a raised basement.
The Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company manufactured heddles and other textile loom accessories. Its Philadelphia plant remained in operation until 1983.[2]
This complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1] In 2018, NBC10 erroneously reported that the complex was destroyed by fire, but the buildings that burned were a block away and unrelated to Steel Heddle. The vacant Steel Heddle plant still stands in 2019.[3]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/28/10 through 7/02/10. 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 Nicholas Paul Kraus (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "Raging 5-Alarm Inferno Engulfs Defunct Factory in North Philadelphia". May 18, 2018.