Clarke Mills

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Clarke Mills
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The 1939 building in 2011
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Location301 West Church Street, Jackson, Alabama
Coordinates 31°30′33″N87°53′50″W / 31.50917°N 87.89722°W / 31.50917; -87.89722
Built1939
ArchitectH.B. Bieberstein, Guest & Son of Anderson, SC
Architectural styleModerne
MPS Clarke County MPS
NRHP reference No. 98000411 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1998

Clarke Mills or Vanity Fair Mills is a historic textile factory building in Jackson, Alabama, United States. It was designed in the Moderne style by H.B. Bieberstein. The facility was completed in 1939 and was occupied by the Vanity Fair Corporation throughout much of its history. [2] Clarke Mills was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Entzweiler, Susan M.; Trina Binkley (December 30, 1997). "Clarke Mills". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.