Whisnant Hosiery Mills, Hickory

Name: Whisnant Hosiery Mills
Address: Hickory, United States

#16 among attractions in Hickory

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Whisnant Hosiery Mills, also known as Moretz Mills, is a historic knitting mill located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It is a one- to two-story, trapezoidal shaped brick building consisting of contiguous sections built in 1929, 1937, the 1940s, the 1950s, and 1966. The mill closed in 2011. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The property underwent a significant rehabilitation using historic tax credits and re-opened as a mixed use space in April 2015. The property was designated a local historic landmark by the City of Hickory in August 2015. ()

Built: 1929 (95 years ago)Coordinates: 35°43'59"N, 81°19'37"W

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Whisnant Hosiery Mills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hickory Museum of Art, Oakwood Historic District, Harris Arcade, Harper House/Hickory History Center.

0.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory
12 min walk • Hickory Museum of Art is an art museum in Hickory, North Carolina which holds exhibitions, events, and public educational programs based on a permanent collection of 19th to 21st century American art.
1.1 miW
Church
Oakwood Historic District, Hickory
28 min walk • Oakwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It includes work designed by architects Wheeler & Stearn.
0.8 miW
Cafe, Tudor Revival architecture
Harris Arcade, Hickory
20 min walk • Harris Arcade, also known as the Arcade Building, is a historic commercial building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina.
0.6 miW
35°44'9"N • 81°20'14"W
Harper House/Hickory History Center, Hickory
16 min walk • Museum, History museum
~970 ftNE
Convention center, Concerts and shows
The Crossing at Hollar Mill, Hickory
5 min walk • Hollar Hosiery Mills-Knit Sox Knitting Mills is a historic knitting mill located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It consists of two mill brick manufacturing buildings and a boiler house that were connected by a hyphen in the mid-1960s.
1.1 miW
35°44'11"N • 81°20'49"W
The Shuford House and Gardens, Hickory
30 min walk • Park, Restaurant, Historical place
0.6 miNW
Museum, History museum
Shuford House, Hickory
17 min walk • Shuford House, also known as Maple Grove, is a historic home located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1875, and is a two-story, three bay frame dwelling with a central hall plan.
0.8 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Presbyterian Church, Hickory
20 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue NW in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1905–1906, and is a Romanesque Revival-style church sheathed in granite. The front facade features square towers of unequal height.
0.9 miW
City hall
Hickory Municipal Building, Hickory
22 min walk • Hickory Municipal Building is a historic municipal building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1920–1921, and is a two-story brick building in the Classical Revival style. It has a three-story auditorium.
1 miW
Tudor Revival architecture
Claremont High School Historic District, Hickory
26 min walk • Claremont High School Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 172 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Hickory.
1.3 miNE
35°44'57"N • 81°18'58"W
Highland Recreation Center, Hickory
33 min walk • Park

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Nearby attractions include The Crossing at Hollar Mill, Hickory (5 min walk), Kenworth Historic District, Hickory (10 min walk), Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory (12 min walk), Harper House/Hickory History Center, Hickory (16 min walk).