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Reading Hardware Company

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Reading Hardware District
Reading Hardware District

The Reading Hardware Company, also known as "The Hardware," is an historic, American factory complex and national historic district that is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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Reading Hardware Company
Canal Street, Reading

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19602 Reading
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