National Register of Historic Places

Arista Cotton Mill Complex

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Listed
August 17, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000999

About this property

Arista Cotton Mill Complex, also known as Salem Cotton Manufacturing Company and Arista Cotton Mill (Fries Mill Complex) and Lentz Transfer & Storage Co., is a historic cotton mill complex located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The complex includes two buildings: a brick building built in 1836 by part of the Moravian congregation of Salem and the original home of the Salem Cotton Manufacturing Company, and the other is the original Arista Mill, built in 1880 by F. and H. Fries Cotton Arista Mills. The 1836 Salem Cotton Mill is a three-story, brick building with a monitor roof. The 1880 mill is a three-story brick building, 14 bays long, with bracketed eaves with timber supports. A two-story roughly triangular brick building was added about 1900. The 1836 building has been converted to a hotel known as The Historic Brookstown Inn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Location

200 Brookstown Ave.
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
36.09018, -80.24585

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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10.9 mi
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1781Revolutionary War
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Battle of Shallow Ford Oct 1780
1780Revolutionary War
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When was Arista Cotton Mill Complex listed on the National Register?

Arista Cotton Mill Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Arista Cotton Mill Complex?

Arista Cotton Mill Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Arista Cotton Mill Complex?

The period of significance for Arista Cotton Mill Complex is recorded as the industrial era.

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