Allen Tannery demolition

Creator

N. R. Allen Sons Company

Date

• June 1975

Summary

• A man walking in front of the remains of an N. R. Allen’s Sons Tannery building after being razed in June 1975. The former N. R. Allen Tannery went out of business in the 1920s, and the plant’s former buildings sold at auction in 1929 and were used for other purposes. While a few buildings remain, most were razed and modern office buildings currently stand in their place.
• Between 1856 and 1927, N. R. Allen Sons Company, Inc., founded by Nathan Allen and Levi Grant, produced leather products such as horse harnesses, saddle skirting, shoes, and strap leather for World War I. Between 1926 and 1927, the United States Leather Company of Manhattan gained control over the tannery, ended operations and production in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and moved them to Grand Rapids, Michigan.