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Bromwell Wire Works

Coordinates: 39°20′39″N 85°29′22″W / 39.34417°N 85.48944°W / 39.34417; -85.48944
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Bromwell Wire Works
Bromwell Wire Works, December 2011
Bromwell Wire Works is located in Indiana
Bromwell Wire Works
Bromwell Wire Works is located in the United States
Bromwell Wire Works
LocationJct. of First and Ireland Sts., Greensburg, Indiana
Coordinates39°20′39″N 85°29′22″W / 39.34417°N 85.48944°W / 39.34417; -85.48944
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectPulse & Porter
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Victorian Functional
NRHP reference No.90000810[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1990

Bromwell Wire Works is a historic industrial complex located at Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. The original factory was built in 1903, and is a two-story brick building on a rock-faced ashlar foundation and with a gable roof. It has a heavy timber-frame structure and Victorian style detailing. Also on the property are the contributing 1+12-story brick boiler house (c. 1903), water tower (1928), and galvanizing shop (1922).[2]: 2–4, 6 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Craig Leonard (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bromwell Wire Works" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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