Louise Cotton Mill

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Louise Cotton Mill
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Location1101 Hawthorne Ln., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′29″N80°49′06″W / 35.22472°N 80.81833°W / 35.22472; -80.81833
Area7.709 acres (3.120 ha)
Built1897 (1897), 1901
ArchitectAsbury, Foil, & Co.
NRHP reference No. 13001027 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 2013

Louise Cotton Mill is a historic textile mill located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The original section was built in 1897, and is a two-story, 27 bay long, rectangular brick building. The original section has segmental-arched windows and a low-pitched gable roof had a monitor with clerestory windows. It was enlarged in 1901 by two one-story sections to form a U-shaped building with a courtyard. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/30/13 through 1/03/14. National Park Service. 2014-01-10.
  2. Ashley Neville and John Salmon (July 2013). "Louise Cotton Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.