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Sharples Separator Works

Coordinates: 39°57′54″N 75°36′09″W / 39.96500°N 75.60250°W / 39.96500; -75.60250
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Sharples Separator Works
Sharples Separator Works, January 2010
Sharples Separator Works is located in Pennsylvania
Sharples Separator Works
Sharples Separator Works is located in the United States
Sharples Separator Works
LocationN. Franklin and Evans Sts., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′54″N 75°36′09″W / 39.96500°N 75.60250°W / 39.96500; -75.60250
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.84003214[1]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1984

The Sharples Separator Works, also known as the Gumas Warehouse and Kauffman Warehouse, is an historic, American factory complex that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built between 1890 and 1909 by Philip M. Sharples, this site includes fourteen contributing buildings, which range between one and three stories each, are of brick construction, and have low-pitched gable roofs or hipped roofs.

It was home to the manufacturing works for the Sharples Tubular Centrifugal Separator, the first cream separator that was invented in the United States.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Sharples Separator Works" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2012-11-05.