Burk Brothers and Company

Burk Brothers and Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Burk Brothers Site, August 2010
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Location	913-916 N. Third St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′57″N75°8′34″W / 39.96583°N 75.14278°W / 39.96583; -75.14278
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built by	Fredericks, Geo.; Et al.
NRHP reference No.	85003493 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 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.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Dorothy B. Templeton (July 1985). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Burk Brothers and Company. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)