334 Broadway
Tannery Complex

The historic process of using tannin to turn animal hides into leather by soaking hemlock bark in water led to one of the earliest industries in Falls. The first tannery in Falls was built by J.D. Gould in 1855. In 1880 the present three and one half story brick structure was erected by D.S. Weisse. The office building located directly in front of the tannery was built in 1915. After a disastrous fire in 1919 the tannery was rebuilt to the old design. The Tannery was recognized throughout the country, not so much for the magnitude of its product by for the reliable and good quality of the leather it produced. A tragic fire in May of 2007 destroyed all but the brick front office building.

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