National Register of Historic Places

Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills

Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Listed
September 27, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07001014

About this property

Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills is a historic factory complex located at Auburn in Cayuga County, New York. It is a vernacular Italianate style industrial building built in 1879–1880 to house the Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills. The complex has three parts: a three-story, rectangular main block; a two-story, rectangular west wing; and three story rectangular east wing. It is built of brick on a stone foundation. Logan Silk Mills was famous for providing the silk for the gown of the First Lady Caroline Harrison wore when her husband, Benjamin Harrison, was inaugurated the 23rd President of the United States in 1889. The Logan Silk Mills went out of business the following year and the space was occupied by the Wegman Piano Company. The Auburn Button Works remained in the complex until about 1900. A fire swept through the west wing on May 1, 1914, and destroyed the third floor. The complex was used as manufacturing space for automobile and mill supplies, shoes, marine hardware, and has also provided warehouse space. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Location

9-11 Logan St.
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
42.92990, -76.56434

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

South Street Area Historic District
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0.1 mi
Schine Auburn Theatre
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0.1 mi
Seward, William H., House
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0.1 mi
Cayuga County Courthouse and Clerk's Office
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0.2 mi
US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse
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0.3 mi

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When was Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills listed on the National Register?

Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills?

Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills is recorded as the industrial era.

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