title: Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory
text: # Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory
  
  The Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory, also known as "The Hat Factory," is an historic factory building which is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
  
  ## History and architectural features
  
  The original section was built as a wool mill circa 1850, and is a three-story, brick building with the central section measuring sixty-two feet by one hundred and thirty feet. It has a three-story south wing, two-story north wing, and small two-story west wing. Made with heavy timber frame construction, it features large arched double hung windows.
  
  A hat factory operated in the building until about 1930, after which it was used as a warehouse and trucking terminal.
  
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
  
  