Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig Co., Reading

Name: Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig Co.
Address: Reading, United States

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Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig, Co., also known as Ellmar Mills, was a historic factory complex and national historic district located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district included two properties with six buildings, four of which were contributing. All buildings were constructed of brick. Buildings A and B were built by 1906. Building A was a four-story, "L"-shaped building, with a seven-story section. Building Bwas a two-story, rectangular building measuring 130 feet by 25 feet. Building C was a one-story building measuring 190 feet by 55 feet, and Building D was a four-story, with basement, building measuring 45 feet by 118 feet. The buildings were demolished by 2011. ()

Built: 1905 (119 years ago)Coordinates: 40°20'44"N, 75°56'13"W

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Northwest Reading (Queen Anne Historic District)Reading United States

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Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig Co. – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Santander Arena, Charles Evans Cemetery, Christ Episcopal Church, Santander Performing Arts Center.

1 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Hockey
Santander Arena, Reading
27 min walk • The Santander Arena is a 7,160-seat multi-purpose arena, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2001. The arena sits on the former site of the Astor Theater; one of several grand movie and theater palaces built in Reading in the early 20th century.
0.8 miNE
Cemetery
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading
21 min walk • Charles Evans Cemetery is an historic, nonsectarian, garden-style cemetery located in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Charles Evans, a son of Quaker parents and native of Philadelphia who became a prominent attorney and philanthropist in Reading during the late 18th and early 19th century.
0.8 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Episcopal Church, Reading
20 min walk • Christ Episcopal Church, founded in 1763, is the oldest English-speaking congregation in Reading, Pennsylvania. Christ Church was organized under the ministry of the Rev. Robert Davis, who commenced missionary services in Reading in the spring of 1823. The present building was built between 1825–26.
0.8 miSE
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Theater
Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading
20 min walk • The Santander Performing Arts Center is a historic theatre in Reading, Pennsylvania. It is the current home of the Reading Symphony Orchestra and the "Broadway on 6th St" annual series of musicals and plays.
0.8 miSE
Church, Georgian architecture
Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading
21 min walk • Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 6th and Washington Streets in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The current church building was built in 1791, and is a two-story, three bays by five-bays, red brick building with stone and wood trim in the Georgian style.
0.4 miNE
Museum, History museum
Historical Society of Berks County, Reading
10 min walk • Founded in 1869, the Historical Society of Berks County operates the Berks History Center as a museum and library located in Reading, Pennsylvania.
0.6 miS
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
GoggleWorks, Reading
16 min walk • GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a community art and cultural resource center located in Reading, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Church
Bethel A.M.E. Church, Reading
29 min walk • Bethel A.M.E. Church, now known as the Central Pennsylvania African American Museum, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 119 North 10th Street in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1837, and is a 2½-storey brick and stucco building with a gable roof.
1 miSW
Village, Area
West Reading, Reading
26 min walk • West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,212 at the 2010 census. It contains a vibrant main street and the large Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
1 miSE
City hall
City Hall, Reading
26 min walk • City Hall, originally known as Boy's High School, is a historic city hall located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1904, as the high school for boys, and converted to use as a city hall in 1928. It is a three-story, with basement, granite and gray brick building in the Beaux Arts style.
0.6 miE
Bridge
Skew Arch Bridge, Reading
16 min walk • The Skew Arch Bridge in Reading, Pennsylvania, also known as the Askew Bridge and nicknamed the Soap and Whiskey Bridge, is a historical skew arch bridge completed in 1857 carrying two tracks of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at an angle over Sixth Street in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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Which popular attractions are close to Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig Co.?

Nearby attractions include Queen Anne Historic District, Reading (6 min walk), Opportunity House, Reading (8 min walk), Wilhelm Mansion and Carriage House, Reading (8 min walk), Historical Society of Berks County, Reading (10 min walk).

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Bus Station (18 min walk)
Stop 10 • Lines: 16 (28 min walk)