National Register of Historic Places

Troy Laundry

San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Listed
January 28, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002268

About this property

The Troy Laundry Machinery Co., Ltd. was a Troy, New York, laundry machinery manufacturing company which incorporated on January 1, 1881. The company made hydraulic washers, wringers (mangles), starching machines, dampners, calenders, and shirt, collar, and cuff ironers. The company operated branches in New York, Chicago, London, and Berlin.

Location

722 Almaden Ave.
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
37.32380, -121.88550

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82002268. It was listed on January 28, 1982.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Questions about this property

When was Troy Laundry listed on the National Register?

Troy Laundry was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Troy Laundry?

Troy Laundry is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Troy Laundry?

The period of significance for Troy Laundry is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1881.

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