{"nrhp_refnum":"00001189","name":"Grey Hosiery Mill","other_names":["Water Department-City of Hendersonville","Hold Hosiery"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 Fourth Ave. E","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hendersonville","county":"Henderson County","state":"NC","lat":35.31752740700006,"lon":-82.45776482899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-10-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick hosiery mill at 301 Fourth Avenue East in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, built in 1915 with additions in 1919 and 1947. It was founded by Captain James P. Grey and his son.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only historic industrial building remaining in Hendersonville and an intact example of early twentieth century industrial architecture (Criterion C). It is also significant under Criterion A in industry, as a stable employer whose hosiery was distributed nationally and helped diversify the town's economy.","narrative":"Grey Hosiery Mill is a one-story brick industrial building three blocks east of Main Street in downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. Built in 1915 and enlarged in 1919 and 1947, it forms a backward J shape on a coursed stone foundation. Large multi-pane steel-sash windows, a stepped gable roof with clerestory, and heavy chamfered interior timbers mark it as a typical early twentieth century mill. Citizens of Hendersonville raised money in 1915 to bring industry to town, and Captain James P. Grey and his son started the mill, which first made children's ribbed stockings and later women's seamless hosiery. At its peak it produced 66,000 pairs weekly and employed 250 people, and its brands carried the town's name to department stores. The Grey family ran it until 1965, and production ended in 1967. It is described as the only historic industrial building left in Hendersonville and now houses the city's Water and Sewer Department.","period_of_significance":"1915-1947","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Other: Industrial","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Hendersonville and houses the Water and Sewer Department; earlier used as a craft store and temporary home of the Henderson County Library.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.662838-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/7208/47720815/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/00001189.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001189/a41bb13da2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001189/a41bb13da2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Todd McDougal","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_Hosiery_Mill_Hendersonville,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Todd McDougal</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_Hosiery_Mill_Hendersonville,_NC.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720815","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Hosiery_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462079"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/henderson-county/grey-hosiery-mill-00001189/"}