Armstrong Knitting Factory

Armstrong Knitting Factory
Location 700 Harris St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°2′8″N 78°29′4″W / 38.03556°N 78.48444°W / 38.03556; -78.48444Coordinates: 38°2′8″N 78°29′4″W / 38.03556°N 78.48444°W / 38.03556; -78.48444
Area 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1889 (1889)
Architectural style Second Empire
MPS Charlottesville MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001798[1]
VLR # 104-0242
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 21, 1982
Designated VLR

October 20, 1981

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Armstrong Knitting Factory is a historic silk mill located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1889, and is a two-story, 11 bay, rectangular brick building with a low hipped roof. It has a central entrance tower with a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. unknown. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Armstrong Knitting Factory" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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