Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant Explained

Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant
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Location:7801 NC 35, Mayodan, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.4089°N -79.9658°W
Builder:Fogle Brothers
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Heavy Timber Mill
Added:April 20, 2005
Refnum:05000319

Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant, also known as Mayo Mills, Washington Group-Mayodan Plant, and Tultex Corp.-Mayodan Plant, was a historic textile mill and national historic district located at Mayodan, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompassed four contributing buildings and two contributing structures in the town of Mayodan. The main spinning mill was built in 1895, and was a three-story, rectangular brick structure with a low-pitched gable roof. The mill was expanded several times between 1897 and 1954. It featured a four-story, one bay, tower with an open belfry at the top. Also on the property were the contributing knitting mill (1911), transformer house (c. 1900), railroad underpass, railroad spur, and frame wood shed. The mill closed in 1999.[1]

The mill buildings were demolished in 2012.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evelyn D. Causey and Kathryn Gettings Smith. Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 2004 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.
  2. Web site: Old Tultex Mill being torn down. 14 February 2012.