Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill

United States historic place
Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill
Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill, February 2012
40°3′33″N 76°32′51″W / 40.05917°N 76.54750°W / 40.05917; -76.54750
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1897
NRHP reference No.80003533[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1980

The Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill is an historic silk mill which is located in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It should not be confused with the Ashley and Bailey Company Silk Mill, which is located about eighteen miles west in West York, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

Built in 1897, this historic building is a three-story brick factory structure which was erected atop a limestone foundation. It is thirteen bays long and has a low-pitched gable roof.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It should not be confused with the Ashley and Bailey Company Silk Mill, which was constructed in a similar style of similar material and is also listed on the NRHP. It is located about eighteen miles west in West York, Pennsylvania.

Currently, the structure is used as a condominium building.

  • View from the southwest
    View from the southwest

References

  1. ^ a b c "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-20. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. & David H. Lynch (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.
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