Reading Hardware Company

Reading Hardware Company, also known as "The Hardware," is a historic factory complex and national historic district located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes five contributing buildings along with the previously listed Reading Hardware Company Butt Works. They include brick and heavy timber frame buildings dated to the late-19th century, and early-20th century reinforced concrete buildings.[2]

Reading Hardware Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Reading Hardware District, April 2011
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Location	Roughly bounded by Willow, S. 6th, and Canal Sts., and alleyway, Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°19′32″N 75°55′38″W
Area	2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1888
Architect	The Ballinger Company
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	97000516[1]
Added to NRHP	June 13, 1997

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

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 unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Hardware Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.