| Address | 1900 South Boulevard, Charlotte |
|---|---|
| National Register | ref 01000422, listed 2001-05-08 |
| Research depth | dossier, independently sourced |
What we established, and from where
The machine shop, in Dilworth, Charlotte's first streetcar suburb, was among the earliest factories built in the Dilworth industrial district.
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The D.A. Tompkins Company became the leading manufacturer of textile machinery in the south-east.
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President William McKinley named Daniel A. Tompkins to the National Industrial Commission.
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As recorded in the 2001 nomination, the former machine shop was the sole survivor of the D.A. Tompkins Company's manufacturing facilities.
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In 1892 Tompkins bought the nearly defunct Charlotte Chronicle, hired J.P. Caldwell as editor, and the two established the Charlotte Observer as the region's major daily newspaper.
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Tompkins's publications included Cotton Mill: Commercial Features of 1899, several works on the construction of mills and mill housing, and a history of Charlotte.
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Daniel Augustus Tompkins, a South Carolina native, moved to Charlotte in 1882 as a manufacturer's representative for the Westinghouse Corporation.
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Tompkins was responsible for building cotton mills from Maryland to Texas, including more than 350 in Georgia and the two Carolinas.
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The primary source
The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).
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