Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig Co.
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Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co. | |
 Meinig Glove Factory site, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 621-641 McKnight St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′44″N 75°56′13″W / 40.34556°N 75.93694°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | c. 1905 |
| Built by | Raudenbusch Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001896[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 30, 1985 |
The Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig, Co., also known as Ellmar Mills, was an historic, American factory complex and national historic district located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Located in the Queen Anne Historic District, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
History and architectural features[edit]
This district included two properties with six buildings, four of which were contributing. All buildings were constructed of brick. Buildings A and B were built by 1906. Building A was a four-story, L-shaped building, with a seven-story section. Building B was a two-story, rectangular building, measuring 130 feet by twenty-five feet. Building C was a one-story building measuring, 190 feet by fifty-five feet, and Building D was a four-story, building measuring forty-five feet by 118 feet, which had a basement.[2] The buildings were demolished by 2011.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is located in the Queen Anne Historic District.
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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (March 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig, Co" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.
