Description: Description of Photograph This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago. Title: Tallassee Mills, 1844 Old Mill Road, Tallassee, Elmore County, AL Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator Related Names: Singleton, Kevin Harden, Kim , faculty sponsor Gamble, Robert , faculty sponsor Alabama Historical Commission , sponsor Auburn University, School of Architecture , sponsor Cary, Brian , transmitter Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933 Notes: 1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: During the late 19th century, this was among the largest cotton textile manufacturing complexes in the South. It was the second mill in Alabama to be established for the production of cotton cloth. Situated to either side of the falls of the Tallapoosa River, the stone mill dates from ca. 1844 to 1898. The oldest structures lie on the west bank of the river: the two-story original mill, built in 1844 for the Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Co., and a T-shaped four-story structure (later heightened to five-stories) erected 1852-54, as the company expanded. The building became known as the No. 1 Mill when another large mill, No. 2, was constructed across the river in 1897-98. During the Civil War, cloth for Confederate uniforms was made here. In 1863 the original mill, ca. 1844, became an armory for the production of the Taladega Carbine. For the southern armies, the Tallassee Complex was one of the few Confederate ordinance facilities to escape destruction. The mill resumed normal operation during the late 1860s. Between ca. 1878-80, when a fifth floor and four-story duck mill were added to No. 1 Mill, and between ca. 1886-88, when a weave shed and picker house were also added, the complex was gradually enlarged. In 1900 the original company was absorbed by the Mount Vernon Mills conglomerate. Textile usage of the facilities on the west bank ceased in the 1960s, and in 1991 the oldest structures were sold to a group of Montgomery, AL-based speculators. The main mill, No. 1, has since been gutted of both its original heart-pine substructure and wooden window sash. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N130 Survey number: HABS AL-956 Subjects: Mills Place: Alabama -- Elmore County -- Tallassee Latitude/Longitude: 32.53583, -85.89333 Bookmark /al1049/ Bookmark:al1049 Bookmark:al1049 Size Approximately 8x12 inches. Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions. Want to purchase the Original? The original is not for sale. Return Policy We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo) Quality This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium DNP Dye-Sublimation Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime. Shipping We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible. Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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