{"nrhp_refnum":"02000987","name":"Belmont Hosiery Mill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"608 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Belmont","county":"Gaston County","state":"NC","lat":35.23760160300003,"lon":-81.04815460199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story-on-basement brick hosiery mill at 608 South Main Street in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. Begun in 1945 and completed in 1946, with additions in 1952, 1958, 1969 and around 1998.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mill is significant under Criterion A for its role in the post-World War II development and prosperity of Belmont's textile industry. It was built to produce seamless nylon hosiery and is described as the most intact post-war textile plant in the town.","narrative":"Brick hosiery mill on South Main Street in Belmont, begun in 1945 and completed in 1946 to designs by Charlotte architect Herman V. Biberstein. Built to manufacture seamless nylon hosiery, it was the first plant in Belmont devoted solely to that product, and it was expanded in 1952, 1958 and 1969 to meet demand. The front elevation shows Art Moderne-influenced horizontal bands of projecting brick, and the interior retains its steel I-beam post-and-beam structure and original scale. The mill is regarded as the most intact post-World War II textile plant in Belmont. Its significance lies in showing how Gaston County's long textile tradition continued after the war, when new hosiery technology reshaped local production. Production ended in 2000, and the building has been vacant since.","period_of_significance":"1946-1952","architect_builder":"Herman V. Biberstein (architect); Southern Engineering, Inc. (contractor for additions)","architectural_style":"OTHER/ Art Moderne-influenced","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The mill ceased production in 2000 and has been vacant since that time.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.919088-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/7204/47720413/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/02000987.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720413","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Hosiery_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460463"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/gaston-county/belmont-hosiery-mill-02000987/"}