Diamond Silk Mill | |
Location | Junction of Ridge Avenue and Hay Street in East York, Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′35″N76°42′0″W / 39.97639°N 76.70000°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1900 |
Architect | Dempwolf, John A. |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 92000949 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1992 |
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In 1910, the mill's business had increased such that it was noted by an industry periodical as becoming a full-time operation and hiring additional workers. [3] Silk manufacturing would become one of York's most important industries, feeding Lancaster's manufacture of umbrellas. A decline began with the Great Depression and continued with the introduction of synthetic fibers in the late 1930s, for which most York mills did not have equipment. [2]
The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
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The Diamond Silk Mill, which has been operating on short time basis,[ sic ] is now running full time. Sufficient orders has [ sic ] been received, which will necessitate the employment of additional hands.