Hanger Cotton Gin

Hanger Cotton Gin
Location Harper Rd. and Gates Lane, Sweet Home, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°41′11″N 92°14′12″W / 34.68639°N 92.23667°W / 34.68639; -92.23667Coordinates: 34°41′11″N 92°14′12″W / 34.68639°N 92.23667°W / 34.68639; -92.23667
Area less than one acre
Built 1876 (1876)
NRHP Reference # 76000463[1]
Added to NRHP October 8, 1976

The Hanger Cotton Gin is a historic cotton gin in Sweet Home, Arkansas. Built about 1876, it is a rare surviving example of a steam-powered gin. The main building is a three-story frame structure covered in board-and-batten siding. The gin was only operated commercially for a brief period, and was out of service by 1892. Since then, the building has been used as a barn and grain storage facility. It was probably built by Peter Hanger, whose family has been prominent in the Little Rock business community since that time.[2]

The gin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Hanger Cotton Gin" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-29.


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