Pickett Cotton Mills

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Pickett Cotton Mills
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Location 1200 Redding Dr., High Point, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°56′34″N80°1′0″W / 35.94278°N 80.01667°W / 35.94278; -80.01667 Coordinates: 35°56′34″N80°1′0″W / 35.94278°N 80.01667°W / 35.94278; -80.01667
Area 5.54 acres (2.24 ha)
Built 1911 (1911)
NRHP reference # 15000558 [1]
Added to NRHP September 1, 2015

The Pickett Cotton Mills is a historic industrial property at 1200 Redding Drive in southwestern High Point, North Carolina. The mill complex includes the original 1911 two-story brick-and-concrete mill building, a storage warehouse, office building, and sprinkler house. The Pickett Cotton Mill Company was founded in 1910, and was the first successful textile operation in the city. The mill was closed in 1985 due to stiff foreign competition. The main mill is an exemplary instance of sturdy, high-quality construction of the period, and the office building, which is also typical of the period, is one of the few to survive. [2]

High Point, North Carolina City in North Carolina, United States

High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of the state of North Carolina. Most of the city is located in Guilford County, with portions spilling into neighboring Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. High Point is North Carolina's only city that extends into four counties. As of the 2010 census the city had a total population of 104,371, with an estimated population of 108,629 in 2014. High Point is currently the ninth-largest municipality in North Carolina, and the 259th largest city in America.

The mill property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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