Roxboro Cotton Mill
Roxboro Cotton Mill | |
 Southern side | |
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| Location | 115 Lake Dr., Roxboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°23′34″N 78°58′42″W / 36.39278°N 78.97833°W |
| Area | 11.8 acres (4.8 ha) |
| Built | 1899, 1924 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Slow-burn Heavy Timber |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000660[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 27, 2009 |
Roxboro Cotton Mill is a historic cotton mill complex located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was built in 1899, and is a two-story, banked, textile mill with Italianate-style influence and slow-burning heavy timber frame construction covered by common bond brickwork. An addition to the original mill building was built in 1924, and together they measure approximately 525 feet long (68 bays). The building housed the spinning and carding operations. The mill remained in operation until 1999.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Carrie Ehrfurth (April 2009). "Roxboro Cotton Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Categories:
- 1899 establishments in North Carolina
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Italianate architecture in North Carolina
- Industrial buildings completed in 1899
- Buildings and structures in Person County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Person County, North Carolina
- Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina
- Research Triangle region, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs