Durham Hosiery Mill, Durham

Name: Durham Hosiery Mill
Address: Durham, United States

#80 among attractions in Durham

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Durham Hosiery Mill is a historic textile mill complex located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It includes seven contributing brick buildings in the complex. The original Durham Hosiery Mill was built in 1902, and consists of a four-story main building with a six-story Romanesque Revival style tower in front; engine, boiler, and heater houses attached at the rear, and a one-story dye house. The main building was expanded with a two-story annex in 1904, and a three-story annex in 1906. Other buildings include the triangular Annex No. 1 and a three-story brick finishing building. By 1910, the Durham Hosiery Mills Corporation was the largest manufacturer of cotton hosiery in the world. The mill was abandoned in 1922. ()

Built: 1902 (122 years ago)Coordinates: 35°59'19"N, 78°53'34"W

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Durham Hosiery Mill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham Athletic Park, American Tobacco Trail, Carolina Theatre.

0.7 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham
17 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Durham, North Carolina, the Durham Bulls Athletic Park offers both baseball aficionados and casual visitors a quintessential slice of American sports culture. This modern ballpark, affectionately known as the DBAP to locals, is the home of the...
1.1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Park
Durham Athletic Park, Durham
29 min walk • Durham Athletic Park, nicknamed "The DAP", is a former minor league baseball stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The stadium was home to the Durham Bulls from 1926 through 1994, and is currently home to the North Carolina Central Eagles and the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs.
0.8 miW
Hiking trail, Hiking
American Tobacco Trail, Durham
20 min walk • The American Tobacco Trail is a 22.6-mile long Rails-to-Trails project located in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, running along an abandoned railroad bed originally built for the American Tobacco Company in the 1970s.
0.8 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Carolina Theatre, Durham
22 min walk • Carolina Theatre could refer to: Carolina Theatre, a performing arts venue in Charlotte, North Carolina Carolina Theatre, a performing arts venue in Durham, North Carolina Carolina Theatre of Greensboro, a performing arts venue in Greensboro, North Carolina Carolina Theatre, a...
1 miNW
Shopping, Farmer's market, Market
Durham Farmers' Market, Durham
25 min walk • The Durham Farmers' Market is a producer-only farmer's market located in Durham, North Carolina, established in 1998. As part of the Market's emphasis on locally produced produce, crafts and flowers, items sold by the Market's vendors are restricted to traveling no more than 70 miles on its journey to Durham.
1.2 miNW
Shopping centre, Historic walking areas, Romanesque architecture
Brightleaf Square, Durham
32 min walk • Watts and Yuille Warehouses, also known as Brightleaf Square, are two historic tobacco storage warehouses located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. They were built in 1904, and are two identical buildings parallel to each other with a courtyard in between.
0.8 miNW
Skyscraper
Durham Centre, Durham
22 min walk • The Durham Centre is a 15-story office skyscraper located at 300 West Morgan Street in Downtown Durham, North Carolina. Durham Centre is the second tallest building in downtown Durham, after the One City Center, and the third tallest in Durham behind University Tower.
0.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham
16 min walk • The Durham Performing Arts Center opened November 30, 2008 as the largest performing arts center in the Carolinas at a cost of $48 million.
0.9 miNW
Park, Garden, Playground
Durham Central Park, Durham
25 min walk • Durham Central Park is an arts-themed, community-focused, municipal park in downtown Durham, North Carolina. It is located at 502 Foster Street, and is the site of the newly opened Pavilion at Durham Central Park which hosts the Durham Farmers' Market.
0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Downtown Durham Historic District, Durham
20 min walk • Downtown Durham Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 97 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Durham.
0.8 miNW
Skyscraper
Hill Building, Durham
20 min walk • The Hill Building is a 17-story modernistic skyscraper located in Durham, North Carolina. Built in 1935–1937, the Hill Building was designed by New York City architecture firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, best known for the design of the Empire State Building.

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Which popular attractions are close to Durham Hosiery Mill?

Nearby attractions include Artists at Golden Belt, Durham (6 min walk), Golden Belt Historic District, Durham (7 min walk), St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church, Durham (9 min walk), Hayti Heritage Center/St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Durham (10 min walk).

How to get to Durham Hosiery Mill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Durham Hosiery Mill:

Bus

Durham Station • Lines: 1, 10, 10B, 11, 11B, 12, 12B, 2, 3, 3B, 3C, 3T, 4, 5, 5K, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9A, 9B, Drx (24 min walk)
Fayetteville St at Lawson St • Lines: 5, 5K (24 min walk)

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Durham (26 min walk)