H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill

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H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill
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H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill, December 2012
H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill is located in Pennsylvania
H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill
Location56 Noble St.,
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°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
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1881, 1903, 1907
Architectural styleL shape
NRHP reference No.85001963[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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