Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company, also known as the Manteo Manufacturing Company and Forest Manufacturing Company, is a historic paper mill complex located at Falls, Wake County, North Carolina. The main mill building was built in 1854–1855, and is a three-story, quarried granite block building measuring 195 feet long and 54 feet wide. Located on the property is the stone mill dam, measuring about 400 feet wide and roughly 6 feet tall, and the one-story picker room, measuring 53 feet square. The mill operated as a paper mill until 1896, and later housed a cotton mill and warehouse.[2]

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company
LocationNeuse River at SR 2000, Falls, North Carolina
Coordinates35°56′20″N 78°34′44″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1854 (1854)-1855
NRHP reference No.83001921[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Catherine W. Bishir and Brent D. Glass (n.d.). "Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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