Caraleigh Mills, also known as the Fred Whitaker Company, is a historic textile mill located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. The original section was built in 1892, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick structure with an intact monitor roof and a raised stone foundation. The building had an expansion added about 1900, an addition built about 1910, a wing and warehouse added about 1919, and a modernization in the late 1950s. The mill operated until 1999, and is one of three remaining late-19th century textile mills in Raleigh.[2]
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| Location | 421 Maywood Ave., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°45′41″N 78°39′12″W / 35.76139°N 78.65333°W |
| Area | 14.3 acres (5.8 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000557[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 25, 2001 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
The mill has been converted to residential use as condominiums. The 84 units became available for sale and occupancy in 2003. The name Caraleigh Mills was preserved.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Nancy Van Dolsen (September 2000). "Caraleigh Mills" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.