Beatty's Mills Factory Building

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Beatty's Mills Factory Building
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Beatty's Mills Factory Building in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, November 2009
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Location2446-2468 Coral St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′4″N75°7′43″W / 39.98444°N 75.12861°W / 39.98444; -75.12861
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 04000881 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 2004

Beatty's Mills Factory Building, also known as Powell Mills, is a historic textile mill in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1886, and is a five-story, red brick building in the Italianate style. It was part of a complex of five buildings and is the only remaining structure. It is attached to a two-story school building built in 2002. The building housed textile-related manufacturing operations until 2000. It houses the Coral Street Arts House. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-04.Note: This includes Cynthia Rose Hamilton (October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Beatty's Mills Factory Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.