{"nrhp_refnum":"05000206","name":"O'Connor, J.S., American Rich Cut Glassware Factory","other_names":["Maple City Glass Company","Kimble, H.W. Silk Company","Arrow Throwing Company"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"120 Falls Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hawley","county":"Wayne County","state":"PA","lat":41.475483506000046,"lon":-75.17101465999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story native bluestone factory building at the foot of Wallenpaupack Falls at the end of Falls Avenue in Hawley, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, built in 1890 for glass cutting and later used for silk throwing and now as an inn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its long association with the industrial life of Hawley and Wayne County, having housed five enterprises from 1890 to the present, and for its association with J. S. O'Connor's glass cutting business and the area's silk industry. It is also presented as one of the few remaining native bluestone factories in the area, with its exterior largely unchanged.","narrative":"Built in 1890 at the foot of Wallenpaupack Falls in Hawley, this three-story native bluestone building measures 160 by 44 feet, with walls two and a half feet thick and a rear one-story addition from 1926. John S. O'Connor built it as a glass cutting factory, and it was later used for silk throwing under H. W. Kimble and the Arrow Throwing Mill, which operated until 1987. During the Second World War the mill supplied yarn for armbands issued to Allied soldiers and nylon cord for parachutes. O'Connor was known for his Parisian pattern, which used a circular cut, and for supplying glass to the White House in 1893. The building is regarded as one of the few remaining native bluestone factories in the area and reflects the glass and silk industries that shaped Hawley's economy. Its exterior has changed little since 1890, while the interior was converted to a hotel and inn.","period_of_significance":"1890-1954","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Converted to an inn in 1987 or 1988 and now used as a country inn with hotel rooms and suites; the exterior is described as virtually unchanged apart from the 1926 rear addition and 1988 lobby and decks.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.595024-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/05000206.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000206/bdfcc4b8a0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000206/bdfcc4b8a0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J.S._O%27CONNOR_AMERICAN_RICH_CUT_GLASSWARE_FACTORY,_HAWLEY,_WAYNE_COUNTY,_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J.S._O%27CONNOR_AMERICAN_RICH_CUT_GLASSWARE_FACTORY,_HAWLEY,_WAYNE_COUNTY,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995853","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.S._O%27Connor_American_Rich_Cut_Glassware_Factory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6104368"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/wayne-county/oconnor-j-s-american-rich-cut-glassware-factory-05000206/"}