Grimshaw Silk Mill


Grimshaw Silk Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Grimshaw Silk Mill, March 2011
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Location	1200 N. 1100 St., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°21′10″N 75°54′58″W / 40.35278°N 75.91611°W / 40.35278; -75.91611Coordinates: 40°21′10″N 75°54′58″W / 40.35278°N 75.91611°W / 40.35278; -75.91611
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1887, 1889
Built by	Levi H. Focht
NRHP Reference #	85000176^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1985

Grimshaw Silk Mill, also known as Freeman Shoes, is a historic factory building located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1887, and rebuilt in 1889 after a tornado destroyed the original building. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building measuring 50 feet by 250 feet. A stair tower is topped by a pyramidal roof. It sits on a rubble stone basement and features pilasters, brownstone keystones, and a pressed metal cornice.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grimshaw Silk Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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