Belmont Hosiery Mill
Belmont Hosiery Mill was a historic textile mill building located at Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. The original section was built in 1945–1946, and was a two-story-on-basement brick mill building. In 1952, a two-bay-deep, two-story-on basement addition was built and in 1958, a two-story-on-basement rectangular addition was built and features Art Moderne detailing. In 1969, a roughly "U"-shaped two-story-on-basement addition was built at the rear of the mill. A small one-story loading dock addition completed around 1998. The mill closed in 2000.[2] The mill has been demolished.
Belmont Hosiery Mill | |
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| Location | 608 S. Main St., Belmont, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′15″N 81°2′54″W |
| Area | 6.6 acres (2.7 ha) |
| Built | 1945-1946, 1952, 1958, 1969, c. 1998 |
| Built by | Southern Engineering Inc. |
| Architect | Biberstein, Herman V. |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000987[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2002 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Jennifer Martin and Sarah Woodard (May 2002). "Belmont Hosiery Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
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