Edenton Cotton Mill and Village, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
Edenton Cotton Mill (Edenton, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Edenton Cotton Mill and Village, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
- Description:
- View, Edenton Cotton Mill and Village, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Cotton mills
Industrial housing
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Item identifier:
- SHPO017
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Edenton (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- Collection:
- State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- 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 the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. For general information see their website (http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/).
- 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: Edenton Cotton Mill (Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Edenton
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- The mill and affiliated mill village were established in 1898-1899 by nineteen local businessmen.
- Architectural note:
- The Italianate-style mill is typical of mill architecture and has a taller entrance tower.
- Historical note:
- Edenton Cotton Mill and Village make up one of the best preserved examples of the type in eastern North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Edenton (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Cotton mills
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Landscape: Edenton Cotton Mill Village (Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Edenton
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- Edenton Cotton Mill and its affiliated mill village were established in 1898-1899 by nineteen local businessmen. Houses were constructed until 1920.
- Historical note:
- Edenton Cotton Mill and Village make up one of the best preserved examples of the type in eastern North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Architectural note:
- Most of the village houses are single-story, gable-sided frame structures with front porches and rear ells. Many have two front entrances, allowing them to function as duplexes.
- Location:
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Edenton (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places