Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company explained

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company
Location:Neuse River at SR 2000, Falls, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.9389°N -78.5789°W
Built:-1855
Added:September 19, 1983
Refnum:83001921

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company, also known as the Manteo Manufacturing Company and Forest Manufacturing Company, is a historic paper mill complex located at Falls, Wake County, North Carolina. The main mill building was built from1854–1855, and is a three-story, quarried granite block building measuring 195 feet long and 54 feet wide. Located on the property is the stone mill dam, measuring about 400 feet wide and roughly 6 feet tall, and the one-story picker room, measuring 53 feet square. The mill operated as a paper mill until 1896, and later housed a cotton mill and warehouse.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catherine W. Bishir and Brent D. Glass. Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d. . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-06-01.