ATCO-Goodyear Mill and Mill Village Historic District
Also known as: American Textile Company
Why it's listed
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.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the district as a well-preserved example of a textile mill and its company-built village, significant in architecture, community planning and development, industry, and social history. The mill moved from horse collar pad fabric to tire fabric and later synthetic textiles. The village supplied housing, a school, church, stores and recreation facilities in a planned environment for the mill's workers.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 05001172, listed October 21, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Sugar Valley Rd., Cassville Rd. and Pettit Creek, Wingfoot Trail and Litchfield St., Cartersville |
|---|---|
| County | Bartow County |
| Listed | October 21, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05001172 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | W.M. McCafferty (builder and operator); American Textile Company; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Folk Victorian, Craftsman, Bungalow, and cottage types (central hallway, gabled ell, Queen Anne, New South, pyramid, temple front) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Industry, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current functions listed include single dwellings, a church, railroad use, and vacant/not in use. Many original village buildings, including the school, commissary and supervisor houses, no longer exist. The mill looks much as it did in the 1950s. |
| Acreage | 135 |
| Coordinates | 34.17910, -84.81919 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 05001172.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141702682
- This listing as JSON
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