Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15

Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15
Location301 W. Washington St., Mebane, North Carolina
Coordinates36°05′48″N 79°16′25″W / 36.09667°N 79.27361°W / 36.09667; -79.27361
Area5.53 acres (2.24 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
NRHP reference No.10001054[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2010

Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15, also known as Mebane Yarn Mills, Inc. and Rockfish-Mebane Yarn Mills, Inc., is a historic hosiery mill building located at Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a two-story, 20-bay, cast-in-place concrete mill building. Two-story concrete pilasters define each window bay. It features a centrally-placed, two-story, projecting square tower. A nine bay addition was built in 1966. The mill closed in 2001.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  2. ^ Anne Barrett, John Salmon and Ashley Neville (April 2010). "Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.