The Port Gibson Oil Works Mill Building is a historic industrial building for production of cottonseed oil located in Port Gibson, Mississippi, United States. Beginning operations in 1882, it is one of the earliest cottonseed crushing mills in the U.S. The two-story, brick mill building was still in operation as of 1979. Major parts of the interior machinery had been modernized in 1930 and 1955.[1]
Port Gibson Oil Works Mill Building | |
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| Location | Anthony Street Port Gibson, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°57′55″N 90°59′26″W / 31.965208°N 90.990474°W |
| Area | 6,600 sq ft (610 m2)[1] |
| Built | 1882 |
| MPS | Port Gibson MRA[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003422 |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1979 |
The building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gold, Jack A. (January 1979), Historic Sites Survey: Port Gibson (cottonseed crushing) Oil Works Mill Building (PDF), retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ a b National Park Service, NPGallery: Port Gibson Oil Works Mill Building, retrieved August 5, 2018.
External links
edit- National Register of Historic Places photographic file
- Port Gibson MRA, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
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