{"nrhp_refnum":"04000881","name":"Beatty's Mills Factory Building","other_names":["Powell Mills"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2446-2468 Coral St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.98447934600006,"lon":-75.12821994199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story red brick textile mill building at the northwest corner of Coral and E. Hagert Streets in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, built in 1886. It is the only surviving building from the Beatty's Mills complex.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant under Criterion A for its association with Beatty's Mills, an important cotton yarn manufacturer in Philadelphia's textile industry. It is also significant under Criterion C as an intact late 19th century textile mill and an example of the Italianate style applied to industrial architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1886 at the northwest corner of Coral and E. Hagert Streets in Kensington, this five-story red brick mill building was constructed for Beatty's Mills, a yarn manufacturer that produced cotton yarn exclusively in its new facility. It is the only surviving structure from the 1886 complex, which once included two main mill buildings linked by an engine house and boiler house. Its design uses Italianate details, including a corbelled cornice, flat roof and segmental arched window openings. Inside, the building keeps a largely open plan, exposed wood beams and a visible wood truss system on the fifth floor. Carding took place on the first floor, with spinning on the upper floors and twining on the fifth. The mill is regarded as an intact example of late 19th century Philadelphia textile architecture. Its later tenant use reflects the city's shift toward specialized textile shops and small firms.","period_of_significance":"1886-1923","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian / Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Vacated in 2000 after a period as a textile-related tenant factory; the document also notes the building is in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.135909-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/04000881.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000881/73d562aabc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000881/73d562aabc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Eli Pousson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coral_Street_Arts_HouseWilliam_Beatty%27s_Mills.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Eli Pousson</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:Coral_Street_Arts_HouseWilliam_Beatty%27s_Mills.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997506","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatty%27s_Mills_Factory_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4877307"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/beattys-mills-factory-building-04000881/"}