The former Strouse, Adler factory is located east of downtown New Haven, at the corner of Olive and Court Streets in the city's industrial Wooster Square district.

The factory consists of a large number of interconnected brick buildings, ranging in height from one to four stories.

The overall form is one of a rectangle with several outward projections at the corners, and a central courtyard that has partial infill construction.

The business was purchased the following year by Isaac Strouse, who took on Max Adler, a local dry goods retailer, as a partner.

The company remained financially successful through most of the 20th century, despite a decline in popularity of corsets, by introducing lighter-weight fabrics and materials, and manufacturing other types of foundation garments.