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Highland Park Mill No. 1

Highland Park Mill No. 1: Other, National Register listed 2017-09-18.

Long low brick mill building with regular windows, seen across a wide road junction with young trees and overhead power lines.
Highland Park Mill No. 1. Nyttend · Public domain · source
Address340 E. 16th St., Charlotte
Architectural styleOther
National Registerref 100001632, listed 2017-09-18
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • The original 1891 mill was a 508-by-77-foot brick building designed by the D. A. Tompkins Company.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • By 1907 the Highland Park Manufacturing Company had become the nation's third-largest gingham producer.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • Stuart W. Cramer's firm, which had designed Highland Park Mill No. 3, drew plans for the $7,000 brick addition built at Mill No. 1 in 1912.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The Highland Park Manufacturing Company dissolved in June 1969 and Mill No. 1 closed in 1975.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • Hosiery manufacturer Highland Mills, Inc. bought the property on 1 July 1977 and used the plant until June 2016.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • A small group of early twentieth-century mill worker houses survives south-east of the plant but has been heavily altered, as has Duncan Memorial Methodist Church.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

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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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