Ashley and Bailey Company Silk Mill

1237 W. Princess St., West York Borough, Pennsylvania. County/parish: York.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 21, 1991. NRIS 91000090.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Franklin Silk Mill
  • Leinhardt Brothers Furniture Warehouse

From Wikipedia:

Ashley and Bailey Company Silk Mill

The Ashley and Bailey Company Silk Mill, also known as the Franklin Silk Mill and Leinhardt Brothers Furniture Warehouse, is an historic silk mill which is located in West York, York County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1991 as an example of vernacular industrial architecture.

Another Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill is located about eighteen miles east in Marietta, Pennsylvania. Built about two years before the West York mill, it was similarly constructed and has also been listed on the NRHP.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998708

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