Reading Hardware Company

Reading Hardware Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Reading Hardware District, April 2011
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Location	Roughly 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
Area	2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1888
Architect	The Ballinger Company
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	97000516 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Richard L. Levengood and Steven G. Kelley (December 1996). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Reading Hardware Company. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)