H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill

H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill

H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill, December 2012
Location 56 Noble St., Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°30′58″N 75°46′36″W / 40.51611°N 75.77667°W / 40.51611; -75.77667Coordinates: 40°30′58″N 75°46′36″W / 40.51611°N 75.77667°W / 40.51611; -75.77667
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1881, 1903, 1907
Architectural style Other, L shape
NRHP Reference # 85001963[1]
Added to NRHP September 5, 1985

H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill is a historic factory building located at Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1881, with the third story added in 1903 and addition in 1907. A loading dock was added in the 1950s. It is a three-story, "L"-shaped red brick building on a limestone foundation. It has a low pitched gable roof topped by a weathervane. It was used as a knitting mill until 1956, after which it was used as a warehouse.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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 Lance Metz and Benjamin K. Walbert (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.


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