Middishade Clothing Factory | |
Location | 1600 Callowhill St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°57′36″N75°9′56″W / 39.96000°N 75.16556°W Coordinates: 39°57′36″N75°9′56″W / 39.96000°N 75.16556°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | Watson & Huckel |
NRHP reference No. | 86003579 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 6, 1987 |
The Middishade Clothing Factory, also known as the C.C. Knight Factory, is an historic, American factory that is located in the Franklintown section of Philadelphia, next to the former Harrington Machine Shop.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
Built in 1908, this historic structure is a six-story, reinforced, concrete building that was faced in brick and terra cotta. It housed the Middishade Clothing Company until 1986. [2]
The building was subsequently converted to office usage and now houses the regional office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
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