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Whisnant Hosiery Mills
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Eastern side
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Location	74 Eighth Street SE, Hickory, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°43′59″N 81°19′37″W / 35.73306°N 81.32694°W / 35.73306; -81.32694
Area	2.35 acres (0.95 ha)
Built	1929 (1929), 1937, the 1940s, the 1950s, 1966
Architect	D. Carroll Abee
NRHP reference No.	13000637
Added to NRHP	August 27, 2013

Whisnant Hosiery Mills, also known as Moretz Mills, is a historic knitting mill located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It is a one- to two-story, trapezoidal shaped brick building consisting of contiguous sections built in 1929, 1937, the 1940s, the 1950s, and 1966. The mill closed in 2011. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The property underwent significant rehabilitation using historic tax credits and re-opened as a mixed use space in April 2015. The property was designated a local historic landmark by the City of Hickory in August 2015.

References

1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13. National Park Service. 2013-09-06.
2. Laura A. W. Phillips (March 2013). "Whisnant Hosiery Mills" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
3. Gemberling, Kyra (22 April 2015). "Mixed-use Moretz Mills space opens in North Carolina". Furniture Today. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
4. Van Genderen, Gerrit. "Former hosiery mill named local historic landmark". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

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