Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company
National Register of Historic Places

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company

Falls, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
September 18, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83001921

About this property

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company, also known as the Manteo Manufacturing Company and Forest Manufacturing Company, is a historic paper mill complex located at Falls, Wake County, North Carolina. The main mill building was built from1854–1855, and is a three-story, quarried granite block building measuring 195 feet long and 54 feet wide. Located on the property is the stone mill dam, measuring about 400 feet wide and roughly 6 feet tall, and the one-story picker room, measuring 53 feet square. The mill operated as a paper mill until 1896, and later housed a cotton mill and warehouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

Falls, Wake County, North Carolina
35.93895, -78.57859

Categories

INDUSTRYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company listed on the National Register?

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company?

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company is recorded as the civil_war era.

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