Front elevation, Norfleet Cotton Press, Tarboro, North Carolina

Norfleet Cotton Press (Tarboro, N.C.)

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Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Provenance note:: Isaac Norfleet (planter), first owner.
Architectural note:: A rare survival of a once frequent plantation structure. The press was moved in 1938 and restored in 1976.
Historical note:: The structure was originally used to press fruit and was later converted to process cotton around 1860. The press is a rare survival of a once frequent plantation structure. The press is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Location:: Tarboro (N.C.)
Subjects:: Cotton presses
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places