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Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building

Coordinates: 35°13′9″N 80°51′38″W / 35.21917°N 80.86056°W / 35.21917; -80.86056
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Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building, October 2016
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building is located in North Carolina
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building is located in the United States
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building
Location1445 S. Mint St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°13′9″N 80°51′38″W / 35.21917°N 80.86056°W / 35.21917; -80.86056
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectLockwood, Greene and Company; Blythe and Isenhour
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.03000343[1]
Added to NRHPMay 1, 2003

Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building is a historic factory building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by Lockwood, Greene & Co. and built in 1926. It is a one-story building that consists of a small office section in the front and a large machine shop to the rear. The building has a brick veneer, steel sash windows, and restrained Classical Revival detailing ornamenting the facade and side. It has undergone a certified rehabilitation. It was built as the Charlotte facility of the Joseph Sykes Brothers Company, an international producer of card clothing, machinery used in cotton production.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mattson, Alexander; Associates, Inc. (September 2002). "Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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