Lambert's Point Knitting Mill

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Lambert's Point Knitting Mill (122-0934)

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Location 808 W. 44th St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°53′11″N76°17′45″W / 36.88639°N 76.29583°W / 36.88639; -76.29583 Coordinates: 36°53′11″N76°17′45″W / 36.88639°N 76.29583°W / 36.88639; -76.29583
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1895 (1895)
NRHP reference # 05001585 [1]
VLR # 122-0934
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 1, 2006
Designated VLR December 7, 2005 [2]

Lambert's Point Knitting Mill, also known as The Knitting Mill and Old Dominion Paper Company, is a historic mill building located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and consists of the central two-story original mill building highlighted by a tall four-story tower. It was augmented in the 1950s by a one-story addition on the south elevation, and by additional one-story additions on the north and west sides of the building. The masonry structure is clad with smooth-finished concrete stucco. [3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Bryan L. Townes (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lambert's Point Knitting Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos