Manufacturers Building (Rockingham, North Carolina)

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Manufacturers Building
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Location220 E. Washington St., Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°56′21″N79°46′22″W / 34.93917°N 79.77278°W / 34.93917; -79.77278 Coordinates: 34°56′21″N79°46′22″W / 34.93917°N 79.77278°W / 34.93917; -79.77278
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1904 (1904)
NRHP reference # 79003348 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 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, red brick commercial building. 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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood and Jerry L. Cross (n.d.). "Manufacturers Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.