Roxboro Cotton Mill
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. 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]
Roxboro Cotton Mill | |
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| Location | 115 Lake Dr., Roxboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°23′34″N 78°58′42″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 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
- "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.
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