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| Location | Neuse River at SR 2000, Falls, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°56′20″N 78°34′44″W / 35.93889°N 78.57889°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1854-1855 |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001921[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 19, 1983 |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Catherine W. Bishir and Brent D. Glass (n.d.). "Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
External links
Media related to Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NC-18, "Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Plant, West bank of Neuse River at State Route 2000, Falls, Wake County, NC", 8 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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