Lee Tire and Rubber Company

Lee Tire and Rubber Company

Lee Tire and Rubber Company, November 2011
Location 1100 Hector St.,
Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°04′34″N 75°17′17″W / 40.07611°N 75.28806°W / 40.07611; -75.28806Coordinates: 40°04′34″N 75°17′17″W / 40.07611°N 75.28806°W / 40.07611; -75.28806
Area 17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built 1909
Architect Steele, William
NRHP Reference # 84003512[1]
Added to NRHP August 23, 1984

Lee Tire and Rubber Company, also known as Lee Park, is a historic rubber and tire factory complex located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The main building was built in 1909, and is a vast, four-story, administration building. It is a symmetrical structure with terminating and central towers and features engaged Tuscan order columns framing the main entrance doors. The 12 remaining contributing buildings in the complex include one- and two-story, manufacturing buildings and a water tower (1909).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lee Tire and Rubber Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-23.


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