Former Thrift Mill

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Thrift Mill, Former
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Former Thrift Mill, September 2014
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Location8300 Moore's Chapel Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°16′37″N80°56′40″W / 35.27694°N 80.94444°W / 35.27694; -80.94444
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Architectural styleFunctional Industrial
NRHP reference No. 94001049 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1994

Former Thrift Mill is a historic textile mill complex and national historic district located near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The complex was built about 1912 and consists of three principal production and warehouse buildings: the Main Building; the Weave Department; and the Warehouse. Other contributing resources are the Storage Structure (c. 1912); the Reservoir (c. 1912); Water Tower No. 1 (c. 1925); Water Tower No. 2 (c. 1925); and Pump House No. 1 (c. 1925). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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. Richard L. Mattson and Frances P. Alexander (March 1994). "Former Thrift Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.