Former Parks-Cramer Company Complex is a historic factory complex located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The contributing resources are the Manufacturing Building; Shipping, Receiving, and Pipe Storage building; storage building; and rail spur line and they were developed between 1919 and 1955. The Manufacturing Building is divided into six sections, and is a large one-story brick building with a flat roof and stepped parapets It features banks of large, steel-sash factory windows. The Parks-Cramer facility was one of the region's foremost manufacturers of humidifiers and air-conditioning equipment for the new cotton mills.[2]
Parks-Cramer Company Complex, Former | |
 Parks-Cramer Company Complex, Former, September 2014 | |
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| Location | 2000 South Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°12′35″N 80°51′40″W / 35.20972°N 80.86111°W |
| Area | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | 1919-1955 |
| Built by | Clement, E. H., & Co. |
| Architectural style | Industrial functionalism |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000146[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1994 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Frances P. Alexander and Richard L. Mattson (September 1993). "Former Parks-Cramer Company Complex" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.