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Armstrong Cork Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Armstrong Cork Company is located in Pittsburgh
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong Cork Company is located in Pennsylvania
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong Cork Company is located in the United States
Armstrong Cork Company
Location23rd and Railroad Streets (Strip District), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40°27′16.08″N 79°58′59.8″W / 40.4544667°N 79.983278°W / 40.4544667; -79.983278
Builtcirca 1901
ArchitectFrederick J. Osterling
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival, Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.05000413 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2005
Designated PHLF2007[2]

The Armstrong Cork Company (formerly of Armstrong World Industries) was a cork manufacturer which was located at 2349 Railroad Street in the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Armstrong Cork Company eventually moved its headquarters to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The company's product lines evolved from cork products and Linoleum, to vinyl floors and acoustical ceiling products, in each of which industries it was at one time a leading producer and brand.

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  2. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

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