Eby Shoe Corporation buildings explained

Eby Shoe Corporation
Location:136 N. State St., Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.1806°N -76.1747°W
Builder:Gerhart, Harry M.
Added:August 18, 1989
Refnum:89001050

Eby Shoe Corporation, also known as Fleet-Air Corporation, is a historic factory building complex located at Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The property includes three contributing buildings to the listing. Building "A" was built about 1900, and is a four-story, gable roofed brick building with a two-story flat roofed addition. Building "B" was built in 1919-1920, and is a three-story, gable roofed brick building measuring 48 feet wide and 115 feet deep. Building "C" was built in 1923, and is a four-story, steel frame building with a brick exterior. It measures 48 feet wide and 180 feet deep. The Eby Shoe Corporation closed in 1985.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-02-18. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096202_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Eby Shoe Corporation]. 2012-02-18. Michel R. Lefevre and Geoffrey M. Gyrisco. PDF. May 1989.