Dunavant Cotton Manufacturing Company, Morganton

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Dunavant Cotton Manufacturing Company, also known as Alpine Cotton Mill No. 1, is a historic cotton mill located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It is a two-story, brick-clad, side gable-roofed building. The original section was built in 1888–1910, with additions and expansions through 1966. The additions to the building, made in the mid to late 1960s were removed in 2012 to reveal the original 1888-1910 mill building. It is the oldest cotton textile mill in Morganton, and was in use as a cotton textile mill until 1949. ()

Built: 1888 (136 years ago)Coordinates: 35°44'29"N, 81°40'50"W

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Morganton United States

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Dunavant Cotton Manufacturing Company – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burke County Courthouse, Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Tate House, Gaston Chapel.

0.4 miNW
Museum, Visitor center
Burke County Courthouse, Morganton
10 min walk • The current Burke County Courthouse is located at 201 South Green Street, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina and operates as the courthouse for Burke County. It was opened in 1976 to replace the Old Burke County Courthouse. The old courthouse, in use by 1837, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.6 miNW
35°44'54"N • 81°41'7"W
Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Morganton
15 min walk • Shopping, Museum
0.5 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Tate House, Morganton
14 min walk • Tate House, also known as The Cedars, is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. The core was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay, brick mansion with a center hall plan in the Greek Revival style.
0.6 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Gaston Chapel, Morganton
15 min walk • Gaston Chapel is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 100 Bouchelle Street in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built from 1900 to 1911, and is a brick church building with a high-pitched hip roof and Late Gothic Revival style design influences.
0.7 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Gaither House, Morganton
17 min walk • Gaither House is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a one-story, three-bay, hip roofed, Greek Revival style frame house.
0.8 miW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
West Union Street Historic District, Morganton
21 min walk • West Union Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 59 contributing buildings in a predominantly upper class residential section of Morganton. They were built between about 1815 and 1940, with the majority built between about 1890 and 1938.
0.8 miW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Franklin Pierce Tate House, Morganton
21 min walk • Franklin Pierce Tate House is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Electus D. Litchfield and completed in 1928. It is a two-story, Colonial Revival style dwelling constructed of irregularly-coursed, rock-faced granite blocks.
0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
North Green Street–Bouchelle Street Historic District, Morganton
21 min walk • North Green Street–Bouchelle Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 37 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Morganton.
0.5 miNW
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Morganton Downtown Historic District, Morganton
13 min walk • Morganton Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 62 contributing buildings in the central business district of Morganton. It includes commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings built between about 1889 and 1940.
~1860 ftW
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
South King Street Historic District, Morganton
9 min walk • South King Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 10 contributing buildings in Morganton. It includes residential, religious, and educational buildings built between about 1893 and 1939.
~490 ftW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Southern Railway Freight Station, Morganton
3 min walk • Southern Railway Freight Station is a historic railway station located at Morganton, North Carolina. Built-in 1929, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Nearby attractions include Southern Railway Freight Station, Morganton (3 min walk), Jonesboro Historic District, Morganton (9 min walk), South King Street Historic District, Morganton (9 min walk), Burke County Courthouse, Morganton (10 min walk).