Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex


Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Dent Mill Complex, October 2012
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Location	1101 Third St., Fullerton, Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°38′24″N 75°28′30″W / 40.64000°N 75.47500°W / 40.64000; -75.47500Coordinates: 40°38′24″N 75°28′30″W / 40.64000°N 75.47500°W / 40.64000; -75.47500
Area	8.7 acres (3.5 ha)
Built	1894-1913
Architect	Newhard, Henry P.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	86001772^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 21, 1986

Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex, also known as the D.W. Coombs Textile Machinery Company, is a historic factory complex located at Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1894 and 1913, and consists of 11 contributing buildings. They are built of reinforced concrete. The company was the nation's leading producer of brass refrigerator hardware and one of the two largest producers of cast iron toys in Pennsylvania.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

References

Headquarters building

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. (July–September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links

History of Dent Design & Hardware

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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