{"nrhp_refnum":"89000026","name":"Union Manufacturing Company","other_names":["Chipman--Union,Inc."],"category":"district","location":{"address":"500 Sibley Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Union Point","county":"Greene County","state":"GA","lat":33.613304147000065,"lon":-83.07264736599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic textile and hosiery mill complex at 500 Sibley Avenue in Union Point, Greene County, Georgia, made up of 20 contributing buildings and one contributing structure, built between 1897 and 1931 beside the railroad.","why_significant":"The complex is significant in architecture as a typical late 19th-century mill with early 20th-century additions, built of load-bearing brick and slow-burning timber framing. It is also significant in industry as the major local employer and a good example of New South industrialization in a small Georgia town. It has operated continuously since the late 19th century.","narrative":"Union Manufacturing Company is an industrial complex in Union Point, Georgia, made up of 20 historic buildings and one historic structure erected between 1897 and 1931. Most are one- and two-story brick buildings with load-bearing walls, segmental arches over doors and windows, and plank-and-timber interior framing. A few are wood-and-iron buildings with clerestory roofs, and an octagonal brick chimney with a black brick checkerboard band stands beside the former boiler house. The mill was founded in 1897 to give the town a year-round payroll, starting with eight workers making cotton underwear before switching to socks. Its location on the railroad helped both the company and the town grow. Production surged during both World Wars. The mill has operated continuously and became Chipman-Union after a 1972 merger. Its simple, functional design is typical of small-town Georgia mills of the New South period, and several of the oldest buildings have been rehabilitated as offices.","period_of_significance":"1897-1931","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style (industrial mill complex)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in operation as a hosiery manufacturer; buildings 9, 10 and 11 were rehabilitated as offices, and several vacant buildings are targeted for future rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.489639-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/89000026.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"90002100","name":"Union Point Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/union-point-historic-district-90002100/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208489","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/greene-county/union-manufacturing-company-89000026/"}