China Grove Roller Mill

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China Grove Roller Mill
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China Grove Roller Mill, September 2012
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Location308 N. Main St., China Grove, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°34′16″N80°34′41″W / 35.57111°N 80.57806°W / 35.57111; -80.57806 Coordinates: 35°34′16″N80°34′41″W / 35.57111°N 80.57806°W / 35.57111; -80.57806
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
NRHP reference No. 83003995 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1983

China Grove Roller Mill is a historic roller mill building located at China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building, with several later additions. It retains the intact original milling machinery. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Davyd Foard Hood; Patricia Dickinson; Marshall Bullock (July 1983). "China Grove Roller Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.