Lee Tire and Rubber Company

Lee Tire and Rubber Company, now known as Lee Park, is a historic rubber and tire factory complex located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The main building was built in 1909, and is a vast, four-story, administration building. It is a symmetrical structure with terminating and central towers and features engaged Tuscan order columns framing the main entrance doors. The 12 remaining contributing buildings in the complex include one- and two-story, manufacturing buildings and a water tower (1909).[2]

Lee Tire and Rubber Company
Lee Tire and Rubber Company, November 2011
Location1100 Hector St.,
Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°04′34″N 75°17′17″W
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1909
ArchitectSteele, William
NRHP reference No.84003512[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1984

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

The company was incorporated in 1911, as the successor of the J Ellwood Lee Company business established in 1883. Lee manufactured puncture-proof pneumatic tires, regular tires, & rubber sundries. Garthwaite Stadium with in the borough is named for the former president, A. A. Garthwaite.[3]


References
  1. "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 George E. Thomas (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lee Tire and Rubber Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  3. Moody's Manual of Investments: American and Foreign (1916 ed.). 1916. pp. 1301–1302.


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