Lonaconing Silk Mill
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Lonaconing Silk Mill is a historic early 20th-century silk mill in Lonaconing, Maryland, notable as one of the last intact examples of its kind in the United States, preserving original machinery and industrial architecture.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic silk mill
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industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 20th-century industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American silk industry
ⓘ
industrialization of western Maryland ⓘ |
| builtFor | silk textile industry ⓘ |
| city | Lonaconing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| condition |
deteriorating building fabric
ⓘ
largely intact interior machinery ⓘ |
| constructedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Allegany County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism site (limited, informal)
ⓘ
vacant industrial building ⓘ |
| employed | local workers from Lonaconing and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
belt-driven machinery
ⓘ
brick industrial building ⓘ large multi-pane windows ⓘ line shaft system ⓘ office area ⓘ open factory floor plan ⓘ original silk looms ⓘ original winding machines ⓘ warehouse space ⓘ wooden floors ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicInterest | urban exploration photography ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| industry | silk manufacturing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allegany County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Lonaconing, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
original equipment left in place after closure
ⓘ
well-preserved early 20th-century factory interior ⓘ |
| NRHPArea | less than one acre ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 81000088 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| originalUse |
silk throwing mill
ⓘ
textile production facility ⓘ |
| roofType | flat or low-pitched industrial roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of industrial archaeology
ⓘ
one of the last intact early 20th-century silk mills in the United States ⓘ preserves original silk manufacturing machinery ⓘ represents early 20th-century American textile industry ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Lonaconing, Maryland