Acme-McCrary Hosiery Mills

Acme-McCrary Hosiery Mills
Location 124, 148, 159 North & 173 N. Church Sts., Asheboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°42′25″N 79°49′01″W / 35.70694°N 79.81694°W / 35.70694; -79.81694Coordinates: 35°42′25″N 79°49′01″W / 35.70694°N 79.81694°W / 35.70694; -79.81694
Area 7.32 acres (2.96 ha)
Built 1909 (1909)-1964
Architect Biberstein, R. C.
Architectural style Art Moderne, Commercial Style
NRHP Reference # 14000496[1]
Added to NRHP August 18, 2014

Acme-McCrary Hosiery Mills, also known as Acme Hosiery Mills, McCrary Hosiery Mills, and Asheboro Grocery Company, is a historic textile mill complex located at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. The complex includes six buildings and a smokestack—erected between 1909 and 1962. The mill buildings were designed by noted architect Richard C. Biberstein and the oldest section is a two-story, heavy-timber-frame mill with load bearing brick walls. The Acme-McCrary-Sapona Recreation Center was built in 1948-1949, and is a two-story, Art Moderne style brick recreation center.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.
  2. Heather Fearnbach (April 2014). "Acme-McCrary Hosiery Mills" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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