Piedmont Buggy Factory, Monroe

Name: Piedmont Buggy Factory
Address: Monroe, United States

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Piedmont Buggy Factory, also known as Bearskin Cotton Mills and Monroe Cotton Mills, is a historic building located at Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building with a shallow pitched gable roof. The brick is in six distinct shades of red. Also on the property are the contributing late-1910s one-story brick boiler house and a steel water tower. Originally built as a buggy factory, in the late 1910s the factory was converted to textile production and renamed the Bearskin Cotton Mills. The facility remained in operation through 1956. ()

Built: 1910 (114 years ago)Coordinates: 34°59'20"N, 80°32'46"W

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Monroe United States

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Piedmont Buggy Factory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monroe City Hall, Monroe Downtown Historic District.

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City hall
Monroe City Hall, Monroe
12 min walk • Monroe City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It was built in 1847–1848, is a three-story brick building with interior end chimneys and a gableroof. It has a slightly projecting, one bay, center pavilion. A two-story wing was added in the 20th century.
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Interesting neighbourhood
Monroe Downtown Historic District, Monroe
14 min walk • Monroe Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It encompasses 25 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Monroe.