Nolde mansion - part of the Nolde Forest Environ- mental Education Center owned and operated by the Pennsylvania state parks which was, in the early 20th century, a forestry restoration project funded by hosiery magnate Jacob Nolde. The faux English manor house was for many years the family home of his son Hans Nolde. If you have ever shopped for bargains at the Reading Outlet Center at 9th and Moss in the city, you were in the former Nolde hosiery mill building. The whole outlet craze which started in Reading was a response to the declining fortunes of the textile industry which was once the backbone of this region's economy.