National Register of Historic Places

Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinquisher Company Complex

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Listed
December 10, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03001275

About this property

Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinguisher Company Complex is a historic factory complex located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1929–1930, and consists of a two-story office building and massive tall, one-story Grinnell manufacturing building. The office building is a reinforced concrete structure, with a brick veneer, a flat roof, and a parapet capped in concrete coping. The manufacturing building has a poured concrete slab foundation, brick veneered walls, a steel framing system consisting of I-beam piers and heavy Pratt truss roof, banks of continuous, steel sash windows, and large, sawtooth monitors. The complex was built for the largest manufacturer of automatic sprinklers and other fire protection products in North America. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

1431 W. Morehead St.
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
35.22852, -80.86639

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinquisher Company Complex listed on the National Register?

Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinquisher Company Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinquisher Company Complex?

Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinquisher Company Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinquisher Company Complex?

The period of significance for Grinnell Company-General Fire Extinquisher Company Complex is recorded as the industrial era.

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