- This is a historical article. For current information see New Holland Ag
New Holland Machine Company | |
 New Holland Machine Company building, c. 1895 | |
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| Location | 146 E. Franklin St., New Holland, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′3″N 76°5′19″W / 40.10083°N 76.08861°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000846[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 9, 2000 |
The New Holland Machine Company was founded in 1895, when a young man by the name of Abram Zimmerman purchased a horse barn in New Holland, Pennsylvania, and established a blacksmith shop.[2] Zimmerman was the third of seven children born to the Martin W. and Anna (Martin) Zimmerman. The Zimmermans were a very conservative Mennonite family. Abram Zimmerman was a mechanical genius[3] who brought his talents to bear in the new blacksmith business as he began repairing and making farm machinery for the local farmers.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Homer K. Luttinger, The Innovators: The New Holland Story (Hoster Bindery, Inc.: Lancaster, Penn., 1990) p. 13.
- ^ Luttinger, p. 14,