Partial view, F. and H. Fries Arista Cotton Mill (Brookstown Inn), Forsyth County, North Carolina
Arista Cotton Mills (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Partial view, F. and H. Fries Arista Cotton Mill (Brookstown Inn), Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Cotton mills
Courtyards
Windows
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh2213pnc005
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Winston-Salem (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Fries, F. and H. Arista Cotton Mills -- Brookstown Inn (Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Fogle Brothers (Winston-Salem, N.C.) more info on Fogle Brothers (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
- Architect:
- Fries, Francis, 1812-1863 more info on Fries, Francis, 1812-1863
- Built:
- Street:
- 200 Brookstown Avenue
- Community:
- Winston-Salem
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27101
- Historical note:
- The town and the textile business began to change in 1837 with the decision to open the Salem Cotton Mill on today’s Brookstown Avenue. Never fully successful, the mill marked the first time that the Salem Moravians employed non-Moravians in a business of theirs. In 1854, it was bought by former N.C. governor John Motley Morehead, but returned to local ownership after the Civil War when the Fries family acquired it. In 1880, a large addition to the original structure created Arista Mills. The mill operated into the 1920s, and was saved in 1976 as a model project for preservation tax credits. The mill was also known as the F. and H. Fries Arista Cotton Mill, and it now functions as the Brookstown Inn.
- Architectural note:
- The construction of the mill was based on New England cotton mills, and was the first in the South with electric lighting.
- Location:
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Winston-Salem (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Cotton mills
Historic buildings
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 36.090819, -80.245799
- External Resources:
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Bio of Francis Henry Fries
Winston-Salem: A History, Arista Mills Entry
Arista Miils (Brookstown Inn) History
