{"nrhp_refnum":"05000548","name":"Hanes, P.H., Knitting Company","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"675 N. Main St., 101 W. Sixth St. and 600 N. Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winston-Salem","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.101907131000075,"lon":-80.24389442899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of three industrial buildings on a trapezoidal block in northern downtown Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina: the Knitting Building (1920-21), the Mill Building (1928) and the Warehouse and Shipping Building (1940), built for the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company.","why_significant":"The buildings are among the few remaining industrial buildings from downtown Winston-Salem's period of intense industrial growth. They illustrate the city's textile industry and the history of a company that became the nationally known Hanes brand. The nomination argues significance under Criterion A for industry.","narrative":"Three surviving factory buildings in northern downtown Winston-Salem record the growth of the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company, founded in 1901. The six-story Knitting Building of 1920-21 is reinforced concrete with brick curtain walls and stucco, and has Beaux-Arts details that are unusual among the city's industrial architecture. The 1928 Mill Building, with its attached power plant, and the 1940 Warehouse and Shipping Building complete the group. All three sit beside the railroad line that once served them. The earlier 1916 factory on the block was demolished in the mid-1960s. The complex is significant for its role in the industrial history of Winston-Salem and in the story of a textile firm whose Hanes underwear became a national brand. By 1930 the city led the country in men's underwear production. The buildings have been adapted for offices, parking, storage and training space, yet retain good integrity. The period of significance runs from 1920 to 1955.","period_of_significance":"1920 - 1955","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Beaux Arts; Other: Late 19th - Early 20th Century Industrial","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The three buildings are in good condition with good integrity. They are used as offices, warehouse, parking garage and a computer and educational facility, and have been altered since the 1960s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.918396-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/7202/47720278/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/05000548.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000548/76869668df-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000548/76869668df-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Susan Sharpless Smith","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P.H._Hanes_Knitting_Company_Comples.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Sharpless Smith</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P.H._Hanes_Knitting_Company_Comples.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720278","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.H._Hanes_Knitting_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462160"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/hanes-p-h-knitting-company-05000548/"}