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Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15

Coordinates: 36°05′48″N 79°16′25″W / 36.09667°N 79.27361°W / 36.09667; -79.27361
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Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15
Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15 is located in North Carolina
Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15
Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15 is located in the United States
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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. 2011-01-07. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  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 2014-08-01.