ATCO-Goodyear Mill and Mill Village Historic District

Northwest of downtown Cartersville, Georgia, a four-story brick textile mill and its surrounding company village occupy roughly 400 acres. The American Textile Company built both in 1904, first making fabric for horse collar pads and later other cotton goods. Goodyear Tire and Rubber bought the complex in 1929 and converted it to tire fabric, with major expansions in 1952 and 1954 that moved production to synthetic textiles. The mill sits on a rail line and beside U.S. Highway 41. The village grew on a gridiron of tree-lined streets with service alleys. It holds hundreds of one-story wood-framed houses in types such as gabled ell, New South, pyramid, temple front and bungalow, mostly with little ornament. The company also provided a school, church, store, pool and ball fields, aiming to supply a complete living environment for workers. The district was listed for its architecture, community planning, industry and social history, and it retains much of its historic character, though some original buildings are gone.