West Brothers Knitting Company

West Brothers Knitting Company is a historic knitting mill located in the Westside neighborhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. West Brothers was built in 1906–1907, and is a three-story, 20 bay by 6 bay, red brick mill building with a raised basement. It is of standard mill construction. The front facade features a three-bay, four-story elevator tower. The West Knitting Corporation moved to Wadesboro, North Carolina in 1928. The mill later housed a corrugated paper container manufacturer, the Gray Brothers Boot & Shoe Manufacturing Company, and most recently a manufacturer of a wide variety of air filters.^{[2]: 5, 7–9}

West Brothers Knitting Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	700-710 Emerson Ave., Syracuse, New York
Coordinates	43°03′18″N 76°11′26″W / 43.05500°N 76.19056°W / 43.05500; -76.19056
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1906 (1906)-1907, 1945, 1958
Architect	Wright, Gordon A.
MPS	Industrial Resources of the City of Syracuse MPS
NRHP reference No.	14000582^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 10, 2014

Angle of the West Brother's Knitting Company Building

Sign of West Harbor Street Lofts

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/08/14 through 9/12/14. National Park Service. 2014-09-19.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Cynthia Carrington Carter (April 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Brothers Knitting Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".