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Armstrong Knitting Factory

Coordinates: 38°2′8″N 78°29′4″W / 38.03556°N 78.48444°W / 38.03556; -78.48444
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Armstrong Knitting Factory
Armstrong Knitting Factory is located in Virginia
Armstrong Knitting Factory
Armstrong Knitting Factory is located in the United States
Armstrong Knitting Factory
Location700 Harris St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°2′8″N 78°29′4″W / 38.03556°N 78.48444°W / 38.03556; -78.48444
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1889 (1889)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSCharlottesville MRA
NRHP reference No.82001798[1]
VLR No.104-0242
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1982
Designated VLROctober 20, 1981 [2]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ unknown. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Armstrong Knitting Factory" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-17. and Accompanying photo