Edenton Cotton Mill Historic District is a national historic district located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 70 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 2 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a small mill village. It includes industrial and residential buildings developed between 1899 and 1923. Residential buildings are primarily simple one-story, single-pile, frame dwellings and some examples of the Bungalow / American Craftsman style. Notable non-residential buildings include the Italianate Revival style Edenton Cotton Mill (1899-1916), Edenton Cotton Mill Office, and First Christian Church (1916).[2]
Edenton Cotton Mill Historic District | |
 Front of the cotton mill | |
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| Location | Bounded by E. Church St., Bount's Creek, Queen Anne's Creek, and Wood Ave., Edenton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°3′27″N 76°36′7″W / 36.05750°N 76.60194°W |
| Area | 48.9 acres (19.8 ha) |
| Built | 1899-1923 |
| Built by | George L. Borum |
| Architect | C. R. Makepeace & Company |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000089[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 5, 1999 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Thomas R. Butchko (July 1998). "Edenton Cotton Mill Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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