Altamahaw Mill Office

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Altamahaw Mill Office
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LocationSR 1002 and SR 1567, Altamahaw, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°11′2″N79°30′27″W / 36.18389°N 79.50750°W / 36.18389; -79.50750 Coordinates: 36°11′2″N79°30′27″W / 36.18389°N 79.50750°W / 36.18389; -79.50750
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference # 84000301 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1984

Altamahaw Mill Office is a historic office building located at Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1890, and is an irregular shaped, 2 1/2-story, Queen Anne style brick office building. It features an intersecting bell-cast roof, a decorative chimney, and a wide band of brown and cream-colored bricks. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Linda Marquez-Frees; Jerry L. Cross; Davyd Foard Hood (December 1981). "Altamahaw Mill Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.