Borden Manufacturing Company
Borden Manufacturing Company, also known as Goldsboro Cotton Mills and Wayne Cotton Mills, is a historic factory complex located at Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina. The complex includes the Goldsboro Cotton Mills (1892), Goldsboro Smokestack (1905), Goldsboro Boiler Room (c. 1940), Borden-Goldsboro Pedestrian Bridge (c. 1940), Borden Manufacturing Company (1900), Borden Water Tank (c. 1930), Borden Auto Garage (c. 1915), Borden Reservoir (c. 1900), Borden Reservoir Pump House (c. 1920), Borden Railroad Siding Tracks (c. 1900), Borden Conditioning Room (c. 1915), and Borden Storage Building (c. 1920). The Goldsboro Cotton Mills is a two-story, 16 bays long, gable-front, brick building with Italianate style detailing. It features a central three-story square tower, three bays in width.[2]
Borden Manufacturing Company | |
 Southern part of the complex | |
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| Location | 800 and 801 N. William St., Goldsboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°23′34″N 77°59′21″W |
| Area | 11.8 acres (4.8 ha) |
| Built | 1892, 1900, 1904 |
| Architect | Rose, David J., |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Slow burn construction |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001583[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Sarah Woodard (September 2004). "Borden Manufacturing Company" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
