Whisnant Hosiery Mills

Whisnant Hosiery Mills
Location 74 Eighth Street SE, Hickory, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′59″N 81°19′37″W / 35.73306°N 81.32694°W / 35.73306; -81.32694Coordinates: 35°43′59″N 81°19′37″W / 35.73306°N 81.32694°W / 35.73306; -81.32694
Area 2.35 acres (0.95 ha)
Built 1929 (1929), 1937, the 1940s, the 1950s, 1966
Architect Abee, D. Carroll
NRHP Reference # 13000637[1]
Added to NRHP August 27, 2013

Whisnant Hosiery Mills, also known as Moretz Mills, is a historic knitting mill located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It is a one- to two-story, trapezoidal shaped brick building consisting of contiguous sections built in 1929, 1937, the 1940s, the 1950s, and 1966. The mill closed in 2011.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13. National Park Service. 2013-09-06.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (March 2013). "Whisnant Hosiery Mills" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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