Sharples Separator Works

United States historic place

Sharples Separator Works

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Sharples Separator Works, January 2010

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Location| N. Franklin and Evans Sts., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates| 39°57′54″N 75°36′09″W﻿ / ﻿39.96500°N 75.60250°W﻿ / 39.96500; -75.60250
Area| 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built| 1893
Architect| Multiple
NRHP reference No.| 84003214[1]
Added to NRHP| June 28, 1984

The Sharples Separator Works, also known as the Gumas Warehouse and Kauffman Warehouse, is an historic, American factory complex that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

## History and architectural features

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Built between 1890 and 1909 by Philip M. Sharples, this site includes fourteen contributing buildings, which range between one and three stories each, are of brick construction, and have low-pitched gable roofs or hipped roofs.

It was home to the manufacturing works for the Sharples Tubular Centrifugal Separator, the first cream separator that was invented in the United States.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

## Gallery

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* Train shipment of Sharples cream separators

## References

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1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Sharples Separator Works" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

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