Reading Hardware Company

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Reading Hardware Company
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Reading Hardware District, April 2011
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LocationRoughly bounded by Willow, S. 6th, and Canal Sts., and alleyway, Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′32″N75°55′38″W / 40.32556°N 75.92722°W / 40.32556; -75.92722
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1888
ArchitectThe Ballinger Company
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No. 97000516 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 13, 1997

The Reading Hardware Company, also known as "The Hardware," is an historic, American factory complex and national historic district that is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

History and architectural features

This district includes five contributing buildings, along with the previously listed Reading Hardware Company Butt Works. They include brick and heavy timber frame and reinforced concrete buildings that date to the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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 unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Hardware Company" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2012.