Wilkes Hosiery Mills Explained

Wilkes Hosiery Mills
Coordinates:36.1653°N -81.1422°W
Built:, 1929, 1947
Architect:Biberstein & Bowles
Builder:Foster and Allen
Added:April 30, 2008
Refnum:08000369

Wilkes Hosiery Mills is a historic textile mill located near North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. The brick mill was built in sections between about 1923 and 1967. The 1947 additions and remodeling was carried out by the Charlotte firm Biberstein & Bowles. The textile mill remained in operation until the mid-1960s, after which it was occupied by the Key City Furniture Company until 2003.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura A. W. Phillips . Wilkes Hosiery Mills . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 2007. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-07-01.