McCollum and Post Silk Mill

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McCollum and Post Silk Mill
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McCollum and Post Silk Mill. August 2013.
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Location368 Madison Ave., Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°44′21″N75°19′8″W / 40.73917°N 75.31889°W / 40.73917; -75.31889
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 05000758 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2005

McCollum and Post Silk Mill is a historic silk mill located at Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1913, and is a two-story, rectangular brick industrial building measuring 51 feet, 6 inches, wide and 150 feet long. A one-story brick addition was built in 1967. In 2001, it was adapted for use as an apartment building. It housed a silk mill, and later clothing manufacturers, until its conversion. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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 July 21, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2011.Note: This includes Christifer Portner (September 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCollum and Post Silk Mill" (PDF). Retrieved October 29, 2011.