West Brothers Knitting Company

West Brothers Knitting Company is a historic knitting mill located in the Westside neighborhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. West Brothers was built in 1906–1907, and is a three-story, 20 bay by 6 bay, red brick mill building with a raised basement. It is of standard mill construction. The front facade features a three-bay, four-story elevator tower. The West Knitting Corporation moved to Wadesboro, North Carolina in 1928. The mill later housed a corrugated paper container manufacturer, the Gray Brothers Boot & Shoe Manufacturing Company, and most recently a manufacturer of a wide variety of air filters.[2]^{:5, 7–9}

Angle of the West Brother's Knitting Company Building

Sign of West Harbor Street Lofts

West Brothers Knitting Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	700-710 Emerson Ave., Syracuse, New York
Coordinates	43°03′18″N 76°11′26″W
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1906-1907, 1945, 1958
Architect	Wright, Gordon A.
MPS	Industrial Resources of the City of Syracuse MPS
NRHP reference No.	14000582[1]
Added to NRHP	September 10, 2014

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/08/14 through 9/12/14. National Park Service. 2014-09-19.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Cynthia Carrington Carter (April 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Brothers Knitting Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".