The Property

Allensville, Kentucky is home to some very unique historical properties. The initial settlement was established at the crossing of major stagecoach routes around 1810. In 1819, the local post office opened. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad built a station nearby, causing the town to relocate and expand in 1860, setting up the cities incorporation in 1867.

The small town’s growth boomed around the L&N Railroad and the commerce that thrived on those rails. This reality turned William Pritz’’s dream of the south’s first woven label company into a reality.

The Pritz Home

Built in 1910, the late nineteenth-century Folk Victorian house was built by Pete Cole, who operated a rock crusher and threshing machines, lived there before passing it to his daughter, Annie.

It is believed that William and Annie Pritz’s home was originally built by the Cole family, Annie’s parents. William and Annie took over the home and property in the mid-1930s after they were married in Nashville, TN.

The Pritz Building

In 1941, the Pritz building was erected from Kentucky Limestone quarried right here in Allensville, KY. It appears from the original drawings that Mr. Pritz created the design for the building that still stands today.

The building housed thirteen large looms used for 30 years to service large and small business alike. It has been said the shuttles on the looms could be heard all through the town. “We could hear it all night long as workers filled orders weaving silk labels.”

This was the location for the heart of Kentucky Woven Label Companies production until 1971 when the factory closed it’s doors.

Pritz Office

The Pritz office building was built in 1941 as well. This two story building held the materials, designs, and paperwork that held William Pritz’s woven label company together.

All of the labels woven here in Allensville had to be sorted for quality, ironed, and cut before being shipped to the customers from the office.

This is the building where the vault was built into the northeast corner of the building and the space where Mr. Pritz was known for making deals.

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