Bellemont Mill Village Historic District

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Bellemont Mill Village Historic District
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LocationE and W side of NC 49, S of jct. with Great Alamance Creek, Bellemont, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°01′33″N79°26′34″W / 36.02583°N 79.44278°W / 36.02583; -79.44278
Area9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1879 (1879)-1880
Built byDavidson, Berry
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 87001099 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1987

Bellemont Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Bellemont, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings built between 1879 and 1880 in Bellemont. The district includes the three-story brick Bellemont Cotton Hill and 23 associated one and two-story frame mill houses. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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. Patricia S. Dickinson (March 1987). "Bellemont Mill Village Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.