Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex, Philadelphia

Name: Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#294 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex is a historic factory complex located in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of four buildings: the Plant, Main Office, Chrome Plating Building, and Lumber Storage and Garage. The Plan is a five-story, "U"-shaped, reinforced concrete building on a raised basement. The Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company manufactured heddles and other textile loom accessories. The Philadelphia plant remained in operation until 1983. ()

Coordinates: 40°0'6"N, 75°9'48"W

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Upper North Philadelphia (Glenwood)Philadelphia United States

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Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Peace Cemetery, Simon Muhr Work Training School, Fair Hill Burial Ground.

1.2 miW
Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
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Cemetery
Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Mount Peace Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is owned and operated by the Odd Fellows organization. It was established in 1865 and is located at 3111 West Lehigh Avenue, near the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
0.8 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Simon Muhr Work Training School, Philadelphia
20 min walk • Simon Muhr Work Training School is a historic school building located in the Nicetown–Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1 miE
Cemetery
Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Fair Hill Burial Ground is a historic cemetery in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miS
Church
Church of the Advocate, Philadelphia
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Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia
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Church
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia
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Mosque
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Museum, Specialty museum
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1.4 miSW
Church
Calvary Holiness Church, Philadelphia
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1.3 miSW
Church
Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
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Which popular attractions are close to Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex?

Nearby attractions include St. Joseph's House for Homeless Industrious Boys, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Swampoodle, Philadelphia (13 min walk), Budd Company, Philadelphia (14 min walk), John Greenleaf Whittier School, Philadelphia (15 min walk).

How to get to Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex by public transport?

The nearest stations to Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex:

Train

Allegheny (5 min walk)
North Philadelphia (13 min walk)

Metro

Allegheny • Lines: Bsl (14 min walk)
North Philadelphia • Lines: Bsl (18 min walk)