Revolution Cotton Mills, also known as Revolution Division and Cone Mills, is a historic cotton mill complex located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The complex was built between 1900 and the mid-20th century and is an example of "slow burning construction." It includes 12 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures. They include the main mill building, warehouses, weave room and machine shop, bleachery and dye room, storage/shipping/office building, and yellow brick chimney stack. The mill ceased operation in February 1982.[2]
Revolution Mill | |
_1.jpg) Revolution Cotton Mills, September 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Southern RR, N. Buffalo Creek, Yanceyville and 9th Sts., Greensboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°5′57″N 79°46′42″W / 36.09917°N 79.77833°W |
| Area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1899-1900, 1904, c. 1915 |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002324[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 1984 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
A Winston-Salem company bought the complex for the purpose of converting it into condominiums and a shopping center.[3] Frank Auman and Jim Peeples converted half the space into offices but after they defaulted on a loan, the property went into foreclosure. In September 2012, Self-Help Ventures bid $8 million, and renovation work began in Spring 2013. The section already upgraded had 45 tenants, and the remaining space could have 90 more.[4] In December 2015, the city council approved an incentive grant of $1 million which required Self Help to invest $85 million by 2018. Plans included offices, artist space and 142 apartments.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (September 1983). "Revolution Cotton Mills" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ^ "This day in history". News & Record. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ Davis, Jonnelle (2013-06-11). "New owner has big plans for Revolution Mill". News & Record. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ Killian, Joe (2015-12-14). "Greensboro's incentives policy helping to spur private investment". News & Record. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
