National Register of Historic Places

May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill

Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
Listed
August 25, 2016
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
16000585

About this property

May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill is a historic building that was built as an early 20th-century hosiery knitting mill in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. Built in 1928, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The knitting mill was built by William and Benjamin May in the first half of the 1900s. The structure consists of one-story-on-partial basement which is built with brick and reinforced concrete. A distinctive sawtooth roof is a prominent feature of this building which depicts an early 20th century textile mill design.

Location

612 S. Main St.
Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
36.09145, -79.44036

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Alamance Hotel
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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Company Shops (Burlington) NC
1865Civil War
0.3 mi
Battle of Alamance
1771Colonial
1.6 mi
Battle of Alamance (North Carolina Regulators)
1771Colonial
2.2 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Graham NC
1865Civil War
2.7 mi

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When was May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill listed on the National Register?

May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 2016.

What type of historic resource is May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill?

May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill is recorded as the industrial era.

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