H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building

H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building, now known as 2424 Studios, is a historic factory building located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in five phases between 1870 and about 1925. The three earliest sections are in the Italianate style. The complex ranges from one to three-stories, and is constructed of brick and reinforced concrete. The H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company manufactured textile machinery, then during World War II built anti-aircraft machine gun parts.[2]

H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building, September 2010
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Location	2410 East York St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′39″N 75°7′29″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1870, 1884, 1900, 1911, c. 1925
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	10000406[1]
Added to NRHP	June 28, 2010

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010[1] and was converted into studios in 2011.

External links

• 2424 Studios web site

References

1. "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.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Logan McClintic-Smith (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.