Margrace Mill Village Historic District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Margrace Mill Village is a residential district at the southwest edge of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, built in 1919-1920 by the Neisler family textile company to house workers at the nearby Margrace and Patricia mills. Its houses line three streets off Margrace Road. Forty-six one-story frame mill houses come in four types, differing by room count and roof form, with a stone clubhouse and a two-story brick company store completing the principal buildings. The Neislers sold the houses, mostly to residents, in 1956. Since then, siding and windows have been replaced on many homes, yet the footprints and the repetitive streetscape remain largely unchanged, and only a few houses have been lost or heavily altered. Mature oaks planted after 1941 shade the streets. The mills drew workers during Kings Mountain's growth in the 1920s and made bedspreads and napkins sold nationally. Most of the mill complex has since been demolished, which makes the surviving village an uncommon record of the community.
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| Period of significance | 1919-1956 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Other: one-story mill house; Bungalow/Craftsman; Commercial Style |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Industry |
| Acreage | 9.6 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Margrace Mill Village Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.