Warsaw Cut Glass Company

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Warsaw Cut Glass Company
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Warsaw Cut Glass Company, January 2013
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Location505 S. Detroit St., Warsaw, Indiana
Coordinates 41°14′0″N85°51′9″W / 41.23333°N 85.85250°W / 41.23333; -85.85250 Coordinates: 41°14′0″N85°51′9″W / 41.23333°N 85.85250°W / 41.23333; -85.85250
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
NRHP reference No. 84001059 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1984

Warsaw Cut Glass Company is a historic factory building located at Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana making cut glass. It is a two-story, plus basement, industrial building constructed of paving brick. The building measures 100 feet by 25 feet. Two small additions were constructed in 1912 and the building features an original handpainted sign added in 1915. The company remains in operation. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)Note: This includes Duane G. Huffer (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Warsaw Cut Glass Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) and Accompanying photographs.