Former Saxapahaw Spinning Mill

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Former Saxapahaw Spinning Mill
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Saxapahaw Spinning Mill building in 2019, following renovation
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Location1647 Saxapahaw Bethlehem Church Rd., Saxapahaw, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°56′48″N79°19′16″W / 35.94667°N 79.32111°W / 35.94667; -79.32111
Area6.7 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1906 (1906)-1938
Architectural styleearly industrial
NRHP reference No. 98000546 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1998

Former Saxapahaw Spinning Mill is a former textile mill building located at Saxapahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built between 1906 and 1938, and is a three-story, augmented L-shaped brick, heavy timber and steel building. It was later expanded in the 1940s and 1950s. The former power house was built about 1880, and is a small rectangular, brick, side-gabled building. The Saxapahaw Mill operated for almost 150 years until Dixie Yarns, owners from 1978 to 1995, closed its doors in 1994. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

The building is currently the home to The Eddy Pub, a restaurant; the Haw River Ballroom, a music venue; a coffee shop; and a brewery. The lower building has been converted into apartments and offices as well as a yoga studio.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John M. "Mac" Jordan (October 1997). "Former Saxapahaw Spinning Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.