National Register of Historic Places

Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Listed
November 27, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85003055

About this property

Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2–Service Printing Company Building was a historic textile mill building located in the Edgemont neighborhood in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was the remaining section of a one-story brick building constructed by the Durham Hosiery Mills Corporation in 1916. The other section was destroyed by a fire in 1979. It featured tall segmental arched windows, heavy exposed curved rafter ends in the eaves, and a monitor roof. After 1947, it housed the Service Printing Company. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It subsequently was destroyed by fire in 1985.

Location

504 E. Pettigrew St.
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
35.98985, -78.89763

Categories

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Sources

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When was Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building listed on the National Register?

Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building?

Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building?

The period of significance for Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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