Erlanger Mill Village Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Erlanger Mill Village Historic District

Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
Listed
January 9, 2008
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07001371

About this property

Erlanger Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA. The district encompasses 282 contributing buildings and 7 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lexington. The mill village dwellings were built between about 1916 and 1929 and include notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The dwellings were constructed by the Erlanger Mill Company as worker's housing and in a subdivision designed by noted landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper (1893–1994). The mill itself is a complex of one- and two-story mill buildings constructed from 1913 through the 1960s. Also located in the district are the Erlanger Baptist Church (1936) and Erlanger Graded School (c. 1920). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Location

Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
35.84025, -80.25617

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Grimes School
Industrial
0.5 mi
Lexington Residential Historic District
Early Republic
0.9 mi
Grimes Brothers Mill
Industrial
1 mi
Old Davidson County Courthouse
Industrial
1.1 mi
Uptown Lexington Historic District
Listed
1.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Lexington NC
1865Civil War
1.1 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Germantown (Midway) NC
1865Civil War
14.5 mi

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When was Erlanger Mill Village Historic District listed on the National Register?

Erlanger Mill Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Erlanger Mill Village Historic District?

Erlanger Mill Village Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Erlanger Mill Village Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1893.

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