Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-4, 43-45 York St Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
B-4 was significant as one of the first structures built by Colgate & Company for manufacturing purposes, and was used continuously for soap manufacture longer than any other building at the factory as of 1988. Located in the Exchange Place area of Jersey City, the structure was part of B Block, the oldest part of the company`s large Jersey City manufacturing plant and the core of its soapmaking. The brick-bearing building was characteristic of mid-to-third-quarter 19th century industrial design, with Romanesque Revival features, and was one of several such B-Block structures built along York Street at this time. All decorative features on the five-story building were confined to exterior masonry. The structure was altered as the needs of the plant dictated. It was demolished in early 1989.
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-4, 43-45 York St Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
B-4 was significant as one of the first structures built by Colgate & Company for manufacturing purposes, and was used continuously for soap manufacture longer than any other building at the factory as of 1988. Located in the Exchange Place area of Jersey City, the structure was part of B Block, the oldest part of the company`s large Jersey City manufacturing plant and the core of its soapmaking. The brick-bearing building was characteristic of mid-to-third-quarter 19th century industrial design, with Romanesque Revival features, and was one of several such B-Block structures built along York Street at this time. All decorative features on the five-story building were confined to exterior masonry. The structure was altered as the needs of the plant dictated. It was demolished in early 1989.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
