New Kensington Production Works Historic District
New Kensington Production Works Historic District | |
Aerial view from 1989 | |
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Location | Roughly along the Allegheny River, from Sixteenth St. to Seventh St., New Kensington, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°33′56″N 79°46′13″W / 40.56556°N 79.77028°WCoordinates: 40°33′56″N 79°46′13″W / 40.56556°N 79.77028°W |
Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
Built | 1899 |
MPS | Aluminum Industry Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 98000397[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 7, 1998 |
New Kensington Production Works Historic District, also known as the New Kensington Works and Arnold Works, is a national historic district located at New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 35 contributing vernacular industrial buildings built between about 1899 and 1947. It was the original manufacturing plant for Alcoa and produced a wide range of aluminum products including kitchen utensils, rods, bars, wire, tubing, sheet foil, automobile parts, bronze powder, industrial chemical utensils, and beer barrels.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bonnie J. Wilkinson (March 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Kensington Production Works Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-337, "Alcoa-New Kensington Works, Ninth Street to Sixteenth Street, adjacent to Allegheny River, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, PA", 1 photo, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-337-A, "Alcoa-New Kensington Works, Finishing & Shipping Building", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-337-B, "Alcoa-New Kensington Works, Steam Plant", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-337-C, "Alcoa-New Kensington Works, Heat Treating Department", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-337-D, "Alcoa-New Kensington Works, Blacksmith Shop", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-337-E, "Alcoa-New Kensington Works, Packing & Job Shop", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. PA-295, "Alcoa Research Laboratory, Freeport Road, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, PA", 8 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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