Durham Hosiery Mills Dye House

708-710 Gilbert St., Durham, North Carolina. County/parish: Durham.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 22, 2014. NRIS 13001115.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Durham Farmers Mutual Exchange Building

From Wikipedia:

Durham Hosiery Mills Dye House

Durham Hosiery Mills Dye House is a historic textile mill building located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was constructed by the Durham Hosiery Mills Corporation in three sections between 1920 and 1921. They are the boiler room, office / warehouse, and dyeing area. It is constructed of exterior reinforced concrete bearing walls, steel trusses and a heavy timber (“slow burn”) structural system.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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