Burk Brothers and Company

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Burk Brothers and Company
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Burk Brothers Site, August 2010
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Location913-916 N. Third St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′57″N75°8′34″W / 39.96583°N 75.14278°W / 39.96583; -75.14278
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built byFredericks, Geo.; Et al.
NRHP reference No. 85003493 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1985

Burk Brothers and Company, also known as Diskmakers, was a historic factory complex located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The complex consisted of 12 interconnected brick and reinforced concrete buildings, built between 1855 and 1913. The buildings were designed for the processing of kidskins into morocco or glazed kid leather. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] They have since been demolished.

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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 2012-07-24.Note: This includes Dorothy B. Templeton (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Burk Brothers and Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.