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.[2]

Roxboro Cotton Mill
Southern side
Roxboro Cotton Mill is located in North Carolina
Roxboro Cotton Mill
Roxboro Cotton Mill is located in the United States
Roxboro Cotton Mill
Location115 Lake Dr., Roxboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°23′34″N 78°58′42″W / 36.39278°N 78.97833°W / 36.39278; -78.97833
Area11.8 acres (4.8 ha)
Built1899 (1899), 1924
Architectural styleItalianate, Slow-burn Heavy Timber
NRHP reference No.09000660[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 2009

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Carrie Ehrfurth (April 2009). "Roxboro Cotton Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.