Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory

454 East 148th Street | Mott Haven | built 1887

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1887
Hertlein and Schlatter build a silk trimmings factory on East 148th Street
A silk trimming supplier, Hertlein and Schlatter, put up the first part of this factory in 1887. The brick building was enlarged in 1892 and again in 1910-11, until it rose five stories and stretched 14 bays. A six-story extension was added in 1904-05.
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1935
The Hygrade Casket Corporation takes over the former silk factory
After 1935 the building was home to the Hygrade Casket Corporation, which stayed until about 1982. After it left, the original factory and its extension sat vacant until the late 1990s.
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2000
The vacant factory is restored for apartments and businesses
The original 1887 building and its extension, empty since the casket company's departure, were restored in 1999 and 2000 for residential and commercial use. In 2001 the Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
“The original building and extension remained vacant until restored during 1999-2000 for residential and commercial use.”
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