William Brown Company Hosiery Mill

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The building's exterior in 2019 WILLIAM BROWN COMPANY HOSIERY MILL, NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA.jpg
The building's exterior in 2019

The William Brown Company Hosiery Mill, located at 3400-3412 J Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2019. [1]

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References

  1. "weekly list 20190201 (aggregate list) - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 5, 2019.

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