Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc.

Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc.

Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc., November 2011
Location 200 S. Line St., Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°14′21″N 75°16′54″W / 40.23917°N 75.28167°W / 40.23917; -75.28167Coordinates: 40°14′21″N 75°16′54″W / 40.23917°N 75.28167°W / 40.23917; -75.28167
Area 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1922, 1932
Architectural style Early Commercial
NRHP Reference # 04001289[1]
Added to NRHP December 3, 2004

Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc. is a historic silk mill complex located at Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in four interconnected phases between 1922 and 1961, with the original 1922 building (with additions), as well as the 1932 building, included in the listing. The original building was built in 1922, with additions constructed in 1926, 1928, and 1929. The building is two stories tall, and sits on a brownstone foundation. The 1932 building is a three-story, red brick building with a flat roof and brick parapet. The complex produced women's full-fashioned silk hosiery. It was occupied by textile manufacturers into the 1970s.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

References

  1. ↑ 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" Check |url= value (help) (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cynthia Ross Hamilton (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc#" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-23.


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