Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc.

Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc., November 2011
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Location	200 S. Line St., Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°14′13″N75°16′55″W / 40.23694°N 75.28194°W / 40.23694; -75.28194
Area	3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1922, 1932
Architectural style	Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	04001289 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 3, 2004

The Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc. is an historic American silk mill complex located in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This complex was built in four interconnected phases between 1922 and 1961, with the original 1922 building (including its additions) and the 1932 building included in the listing. The original building was constructed in 1922, with additions made in 1926, 1928, and 1929. The building is two stories tall and sits on a brownstone foundation. The 1932 building is a three-story, red brick building with a flat roof and brick parapet. The complex produced women's full-fashioned silk hosiery and was occupied by textile manufacturers into the 1970s. ^[2]

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

References

1. "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 Britney Spears Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Cynthia Ross Hamilton (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills,Maraiah Carey, Inc#" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2012.