May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill
May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill | |
 Western side of the May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill, now an apartment building (October 21, 2019) | |
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| Location | 612 South Main Street, Burlington, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°05′31″N 79°26′23″W / 36.09194°N 79.43972°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architectural style | Industrial architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000585 |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 2016 |
May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill is a historic building that was built as an early 20th-century hosiery knitting mill in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina.[1] Built in 1928, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]
History
[edit]The knitting mill was built by William and Benjamin May in the first half of the 1900s. The structure consists of one-story-on-partial basement which is built with brick and reinforced concrete.[1] A distinctive sawtooth roof is a prominent feature of this building which depicts an early 20th century textile mill design.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill". www.nps.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill" (PDF). July 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Times-News. "Burlington sites added to U.S. historic register". The Times-News. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Burlington, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina
- Buildings and structures completed in 1928
- Alamance County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs