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Partial view, Yates Mill, Wake County, North Carolina

Yates Mill (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)
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Item information

Title:
Partial view, Yates Mill, Wake County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Flour mills
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh0024pnc003
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
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:
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: Yates Mill (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
4640 Lake Wheeler Road
Community:
Raleigh
State:
NC
Zip:
27603
Provenance note:
Samuel Pearson, was the first owner; Simon Pearson, was the second owner; William Boylan, businessman, director of State Bank and newspaper publisher was the third owner.
Historical note:
The site first began operating as a flour mill in 1761. The mill is the only survivor of several eighteenth century mills around Raleigh, and has been restored. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Flour mills
Historic sites
Mills and mill-work
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
35.718516, -78.686272