Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building is a historic factory building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by Lockwood, Greene & Co. and built in 1926. It is a one-story building that consists of a small office section in the front and a large machine shop to the rear. The building has a brick veneer, steel sash windows, and restrained Classical Revival detailing ornamenting the facade and side. It has undergone a certified rehabilitation. It was built as the Charlotte facility of the Joseph Sykes Brothers Company, an international producer of card clothing, machinery used in cotton production.[2]
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building | |
 Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building, October 2016 | |
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| Location | 1445 S. Mint St., Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°13′9″N 80°51′38″W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Lockwood, Greene and Company; Blythe and Isenhour |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000343[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 1, 2003 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Mattson, Alexander; Associates, Inc. (September 2002). "Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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