Merit Underwear Company

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Merit Underwear Company
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Location43 E. Noble Ave., Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°30′6″N75°58′6″W / 40.50167°N 75.96833°W / 40.50167; -75.96833 Coordinates: 40°30′6″N75°58′6″W / 40.50167°N 75.96833°W / 40.50167; -75.96833
Arealess than one acre
Built1916, 1921, 1928
NRHP reference No. 96000711 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1996

The Merit Underwear Company is an historic, American factory building that is located in Shoemakersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1916, this historic structure is a two-story, rectangular, brick building measuring 40 by 100 feet (12 by 30 m). It was added to the front of an earlier wood-frame building, which was later replaced with a two-story, irregularly-shaped brick structure that was erected in 1928. A two-story, brick addition was built in 1921. The addition measures fifty-two feet by seventy-one feet. The building was occupied by garment manufacturers into the 1990s. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes David G. Jordan (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Merit Underwear Company" (PDF). Retrieved September 15, 2012.