Manufacturers Building | |
Location | 220 E. Washington St., Rockingham, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°56′21″N79°46′22″W / 34.93917°N 79.77278°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1904 |
NRHP reference No. | 79003348 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
Manufacturers Building is a historic commercial building located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built about 1904, and is a two-story, cream-colored brick commercial building. Its brickwork is in common bond. It has a high hipped and slate covered roof. The building served as the administrative offices for five of the most important textile mills in Richmond County—Pee Dee Manufacturing Company, Steele's Mills, Roberdel Mills, Midway Mills, and Hannah Pickett Mills. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
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Roberdel Mill No. 1 Company Store is a historic company store located at Roberdel, Richmond County, North Carolina, north of Rockingham. It was built about 1885, and is a one-story, three-bay, brick building with a gable roof. The Roberdel Mill administrative offices were housed in the Manufacturers Building.
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