Partial view, Walnut Hill Cotton Gin, Shotwell, Wake County, North Carolina

Walnut Hill Cotton Gin (Shotwell, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Partial view, Walnut Hill Cotton Gin, Shotwell, Wake County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Cotton gins and ginning -- North Carolina
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh2067pnc003
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Shotwell (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

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).
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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: Walnut Hill Cotton Gin (Shotwell, Wake County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Shotwell
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Alonzo T. Mial (planter, commissioner, merchant), first owner.
Architectural note:
The gabled frame rests on granite piers. When Mial installed a steam engine in 1875, he enclosed the ground story.
Historical note:
The structure is one of the oldest cotton gins in the state, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Shotwell (N.C.)
Subjects:
Cotton gins and ginning
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places