National Register of Historic Places

Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co.

Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
August 29, 1985
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001896

About this property

The Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig, Co., also known as Ellmar Mills, was an historic factory complex and national historic district located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Queen Anne Historic District, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 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. The buildings were demolished by 2011.

Location

621--641 McKnight St.
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.34563, -75.93685

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co. listed on the National Register?

Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co. was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co.?

Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co. is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co. is recorded as the industrial era.

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