Proximity Print Works

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Proximity Print Works
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Location1700 Fairview St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°06′04″N79°46′20″W / 36.10111°N 79.77222°W / 36.10111; -79.77222
Area18.22 acres (7.37 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No. 14000986 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 2014

The Proximity Print Works, also known as Cone Finishing Plant, is a historic textile mill complex located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The complex includes nine contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and one contributing object. It is a large, brick, roughly rectangular collection of industrial buildings constructed in multiple stages beginning in 1913. It is notable as the first textile printery in the South. The mill remained in operation until 1977. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/01/14 through 12/05/14. National Park Service. December 12, 2014.
  2. Cynthia de Miranda and Jennifer Martin (July 2014). "Proximity Print Works" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.