Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3

The Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 is a historic textile mill complex and national historic district located at 2901 N. Davidson St. in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The district encompasses included five contributing buildings and are the original mill building (1903-1904) and major weaving room addition (c. 1946), Gate House (c. 1904, 1920), Dye House (c. 1925), Boiler House (c. 1903-1904), and Waste House (1903-1904). The original mill was designed by Stuart W. Cramer and features a four-story tower capped by fancy corbelling and crenelated parapets.[2]

Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3
Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3, June 2007
Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 is located in North Carolina
Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3
Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 is located in the United States
Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3
Location2901 N. Davidson St.,
Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°14′44″N 80°48′35″W / 35.24556°N 80.80972°W / 35.24556; -80.80972
Area9.3 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1903
Built byCramer, Stuart Warren
Architectural styleTextile mill vernacular
NRHP reference No.88001855[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 1988

The building is located in the North Charlotte Historic District. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] Currently, the building had been converted into an apartment complex named Highland Mill Lofts.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ William H. Huffman (March 1988). "Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Contact Highland Mill Lofts". Highland Mill Lofts. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.