{"nrhp_refnum":"96001551","name":"Lovell Manufacturing Company","other_names":["Lovell Place"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1301 French St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Erie","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":42.123689289000026,"lon":-80.07853446199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-01-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of 11 industrial buildings with 13 additions occupying an entire city block in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, bounded by East 13th, Holland, East 14th and French Streets. It was the factory of the Lovell Manufacturing Company, which made clothes wringers, mousetraps and related wire and wood products.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant under criteria A and C in the areas of industry and architecture for 1883-1946. It is described as the largest and most intact factory complex of its kind in this section of Erie, with a continuous street facade and a record of industrial architecture from its growth at one location. Its products were unique to the region and marketed nationally.","narrative":"Occupying a full city block in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, the Lovell Manufacturing Company complex grew from an 1883 factory at 13th and French Streets into 11 buildings and 13 additions, most of them of brick, with one to four stories. The company began with spring beds and wire products in 1881 and later became known for clothes wringers, wringer rolls and mousetraps. At one time it was the largest producer of clothes wringers in the United States. Its buildings were joined internally so that the block could be entered throughout. Most of the contributing buildings were built between 1883 and 1946, and they keep their street facades with pilasters and corbelled brickwork. The complex is regarded as the largest and most intact factory complex in this section of Erie, and it is important as a record of how industrial buildings developed in a central city district. The company operated there until 1974, and the buildings are now used by several small businesses.","period_of_significance":"1883-1946","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and early 20th century American; Other: Industrial","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Lovell occupied the facility until 1974 and it is currently occupied by several small businesses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.99104-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/96001551.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001551/89c9bf59b9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001551/89c9bf59b9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lovell_Manufacturing_Company_Apr_13.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lovell_Manufacturing_Company_Apr_13.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995531","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovell_Manufacturing_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6692218"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/lovell-manufacturing-company-96001551/"}