National Register of Historic Places

Imperial Glass Company

Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio
Listed
September 7, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001945

About this property

The Imperial Glass Company is located in Bellaire, Ohio, with a factory located on 29th Street and the offices located on Belmont Street. The factory was razed in 1995 to make room for commercial development and the Belmont Street location was transformed into a museum known as the National Imperial Glass Museum. The building was placed on the National Register on 1983-09-08. The Imperial Glass Company was founded in 1901 by Edward Muhleman, with production beginning in 1904. The handmade glasswares were sold worldwide and were usually made of pressed glass patterns. The factory located at 29th Street was labeled as one of the largest glass factories under one roof. The company's most famous product is their "Candlewick" series, which even has a street named for it in Bellaire. The company hit rough times in the early 1970s and was close to bankruptcy. Imperial was saved by Lenox and turned to general manufacture, but low demand eventually led to its closure in 1984. The building on Belmont Street was eventually turned into a museum housing many pieces from the company's long run, as well as a history of the company. National Imperial Glass Museum Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine

Location

29th and Belmont Sts.
Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio
40.01154, -80.74672

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Imperial Glass Company listed on the National Register?

Imperial Glass Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1983.

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Imperial Glass Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Imperial Glass Company is recorded as the industrial era.

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