Hanger Cotton Gin

Hanger Cotton Gin
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationHarper Rd. and Gates Lane, Sweet Home, Arkansas
Coordinates34°41′11″N 92°14′12″W / 34.68639°N 92.23667°W / 34.68639; -92.23667
Arealess than one acre
Built1876 (1876)
Built byPeter Hanger
NRHP reference No.76000463[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1976

The Hanger Cotton Gin is a historic cotton gin in Sweet Home, Arkansas. Built about 1876, it is a rare surviving example of a steam-powered gin. The main building is a three-story frame structure covered in board-and-batten siding. The gin was only operated commercially for a brief period, and was out of service by 1892. Since then, the building has been used as a barn and grain storage facility. It was probably built by Peter Hanger, whose family has been prominent in the Little Rock business community since that time.[2]

The gin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Hanger Cotton Gin". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved June 29, 2015.