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Roxboro Cotton Mill

Roxboro Cotton Mill
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Roxboro Cotton Mill is located in North Carolina
Roxboro Cotton Mill
Roxboro Cotton Mill is located in the US
Roxboro Cotton Mill
Location 115 Lake Dr., Roxboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°23′34″N 78°58′42″W / 36.39278°N 78.97833°W / 36.39278; -78.97833Coordinates: 36°23′34″N 78°58′42″W / 36.39278°N 78.97833°W / 36.39278; -78.97833
Area 11.8 acres (4.8 ha)
Built 1899 (1899), 1924
Architectural style Italianate, Slow-burn Heavy Timber
NRHP reference # 09000660
Added to NRHP August 27, 2009

Roxboro Cotton Mill is a historic cotton mill complex located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was built in 1899, and is a two-story, banked, textile mill with Italianate-style influence and slow-burning heavy timber frame construction. An addition to the original mill building was built in 1924, and together they measure approximately 525 feet long (68 bays). The building housed the spinning and carding operations. The mill remained in operation until 1999.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.



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