Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex
The Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex is an historic, American factory complex that is located in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex | |
 Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 2100 West Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°00′10″N 75°9′54″W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1919, 1927, 1951 |
| Built by | William Steele and Sons Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000404[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 2010 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic complex consists of four buildings: the plant (1919, 1925–1927), the main office (c. 1919–1922), the chrome plating building (1951), and the lumber storage and garage building (1930). The plant is a five-story, "U"-shaped, reinforced concrete building that sits on a raised basement.
The Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company manufactured heddles and other textile loom accessories. Its Philadelphia plant remained in operation until 1983.[2]
This complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1] In 2018, NBC10 erroneously reported that the complex was destroyed by fire, but the buildings that burned were a block away and unrelated to Steel Heddle. The vacant Steel Heddle plant still stands in 2019.[3]
External links
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/28/10 through 7/02/10. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Nicholas Paul Kraus (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- "Raging 5-Alarm Inferno Engulfs Defunct Factory in North Philadelphia". 18 May 2018.
