Lee Tire and Rubber Company explained

Lee Tire and Rubber Company
Location:1100 Hector St.,
Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0761°N -75.2881°W
Built:1909
Architect:Steele, William
Added:August 23, 1984
Refnum:84003512

The Lee Tire and Rubber Company, now known as Lee Park, is an historic, American rubber and tire factory complex that is located in the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

History and architectural features

The main building of this historic complex was built in 1909 as a vast, four-story, administration building. It is a symmetrical structure with terminating and central towers and features engaged Tuscan order columns framing the main entrance doors. The twelve remaining contributing buildings in the complex include one- and two-story, manufacturing buildings and a water tower (1909).[1]

The company was incorporated in 1911 as the successor of the J Ellwood Lee Company established in 1883. Lee manufactured puncture-proof pneumatic tires, regular tires, and rubber sundries. Garthwaite Stadium in Conshohocken is named for the former president, A. A. Garthwaite.[2]

This complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H032622_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lee Tire and Rubber Company]. 2012-05-23. George E. Thomas . PDF. March 1984.
  2. Book: Moody's Manual of Investments: American and Foreign . 1916 . 1301–1302 . 1916 .