Lloyd, Thomas F., Historic District
Why it's listed
Thirty frame houses on East Carr Street, Maple Avenue and South Greensboro Street in Carrboro make up this mill village district. Thomas F. Lloyd built most of them between about 1910 and 1915 to house workers at his second textile mill, which Durham Hosiery Mill acquired in 1913 and renamed Mill Number 7. The mill is gone, but the houses remain. Most are modest one-story, one-room-deep dwellings with rear ells, triple-A rooflines and hip-roofed porches, along with a few larger two-story L-shaped houses meant for bigger families. Many have asbestos shingles over the original weatherboards, but the form describes the group as the largest body of relatively unaltered mill housing left in Carrboro. Lots are large, with deep rear yards originally meant for kitchen gardens. Twenty-five buildings contribute to the district, three do not, and two later brick ranch houses are intrusions. The form also suggests that buried remains of outbuildings and gardens could add to knowledge of mill families' daily lives.
Significance in brief: The district holds the largest group of relatively unaltered mill housing remaining in Carrboro. The houses were built by Thomas F. Lloyd for workers at his second textile mill, later Durham Hosiery Mill No. 7. They show the layout and character of an early twentieth-century mill village. The form also notes likely archaeological resources, such as privies and garden plots, that could shed light on workers' living conditions.
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 86001625, listed August 14, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by E. Carr St., Maple Ave., and S. Greensboro St., Carrboro |
|---|---|
| County | Orange County |
| Listed | August 14, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86001625 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Thomas F. Lloyd (mill houses); contractor Charlie Martindale (Dr. Lloyd House) |
| Areas of significance | Industry |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Residential area; most houses are occupied private residences in good condition, though the mill itself has been destroyed. |
| Acreage | 10.2 |
| Coordinates | 35.90708, -79.07110 (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 86001625.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19986826
- This listing as JSON
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