{"nrhp_refnum":"00000846","name":"New Holland Machine Company","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"146 E. Franklin St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Holland","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.10105426700005,"lon":-76.08816615899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-08-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick two-story irregularly shaped industrial complex on the south side of Franklin Street in New Holland Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, formerly the factory and headquarters of the New Holland Machine Company. It was built in sections between 1903 and 1952 and contains about 102,695 square feet of floor space.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant for its role in the industrial development of New Holland and as the principal manufacturing and headquarters facility of the New Holland Machine Company from 1903 through 1971. It traces the company's early engine and mill production, its 1940 reorganization, and its development into a major farm implement maker, including the hay baler that led to its revival.","narrative":"Built in sections beginning in 1903 on the south side of Franklin Street in New Holland, this brick complex of about 102,700 square feet was the main factory and headquarters of the New Holland Machine Company. Abraham Zimmerman founded the firm in 1895 and incorporated it in 1903 with $50,000 raised from local businessmen and farmers. The original factory and foundry, both of brick, were completed that year. Early output included cob mills and a small internal combustion engine that Zimmerman developed for farms. The company was reorganized in 1940 under new owners, who licensed Edwin B. Nolt's hay baler. Its successful production of that baler, sold in the hundreds by 1941, revived the firm. The complex is significant for its association with the growth of farm equipment manufacturing in Lancaster County.","period_of_significance":"1903-1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Building closed as a factory in 1992 according to the narrative; several sections have plywood-covered windows and later additions.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.620411-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/00000846.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000846/f9d33ccc7a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000846/f9d33ccc7a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"newhollandag","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NH_Pennsylvania_e.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">newhollandag</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NH_Pennsylvania_e.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996714","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland_Machine_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141824"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/new-holland-machine-company-00000846/"}