Reading Hardware Company Butt Works

	Reading Hardware Company Butt Works
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Reading Hardware Butt Works, April 2011
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Location	537 Willow St., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°19′29″N 75°55′33″W / 40.32472°N 75.92583°WCoordinates: 40°19′29″N 75°55′33″W / 40.32472°N 75.92583°W
Area	7.7 acres (3.1 ha)
Built	1875
NRHP reference No.	79002170
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1979

Reading Hardware Company Butt Works, also known as "The Hardware," is a historic factory building located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1875, and consists of two wings connected by a boiler house. They are configured to enclose a courtyard, closed by a brick wall. The wings are three- and four-stories, and constructed of brick bearing walls with heavy timber framing. The boiler house has two square, free-standing chimneys and topped by a central lantern monitor.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1] It is included in the Reading Hardware Company national historic district.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Redevelopment Authority of Reading. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Hardware Company Butt Works" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Redevelopment Authority of Reading. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Hardware Company Butt Works" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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Reading Hardware Company Butt Works
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Reading Hardware Butt Works, April 2011
Show map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location	537 Willow St., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°19′29″N 75°55′33″W / 40.32472°N 75.92583°W / 40.32472; -75.92583Coordinates: 40°19′29″N 75°55′33″W / 40.32472°N 75.92583°W / 40.32472; -75.92583
Area	7.7 acres (3.1 ha)
Built	1875
NRHP reference No.	79002170^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1979