The Ashley and Bailey Company Silk Mill, also known as the Franklin Silk Mill and Leinhardt Brothers Furniture Warehouse, is an historic

silk mill A silk mill is a factory that makes silk for garments using a process called silk throwing. Traditionally, silk mills were concentrated in Japan, England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Italy and Switzerland. The silk throwing process Silk is a natur ...

which is located in West York,

York County, Pennsylvania York County ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Yarrick Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 456,438. Its county seat is York. The county was created on August 19, 1749, from part of Lancaster ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

(NRHP) in 1991 as an example of vernacular industrial architecture. Another

Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill is a historic silk mill located at Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1897, and is a three-story brick factory building on a limestone foundation. It is 13 bays long and has a low-pitched gable ...

is located about eighteen miles east in

Marietta, Pennsylvania Marietta is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,633 at the 2020 census. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River northwest of Columbia. Geography Marietta is located in western Lancaster County at (4 ...

. Built about two years before the West York mill, it was similarly constructed and has also been listed on the NRHP.

History and architectural features

Built circa 1899, this historic factory building is a three-story, brick structure that was erected atop a rough-cut stone foundation. It has a shallow gable roof, a three-story "L"-shaped tower, and a broad one-story ell. Also located on the property is a small, flat-roofed brick building that was built circa 1925. The mill closed in 1937. The building was used as a furniture warehouse into the 1980s. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

(NRHP) in 1991 as an example of vernacular industrial architecture. Another

is located about eighteen miles east in

. Built about two years before the West York mill, it was similarly constructed and has also been listed on the NRHP.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Industrial buildings completed in 1899 Buildings and structures in York County, Pennsylvania Silk mills in the United States 1937 disestablishments in Pennsylvania 1899 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in York County, Pennsylvania