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Oriental Textile Mill

Coordinates: 29°48′21.9″N 95°24′30.5″W / 29.806083°N 95.408472°W / 29.806083; -95.408472
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Oriental Textile Mill
The building's exterior in 2012
Oriental Textile Mill is located in Texas
Oriental Textile Mill
Oriental Textile Mill is located in the United States
Oriental Textile Mill
Location2201 Lawrence St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°48′21.9″N 95°24′30.5″W / 29.806083°N 95.408472°W / 29.806083; -95.408472
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
MPSHouston Heights MRA
NRHP reference No.83004476[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1983

The Oriental Textile Mill, located at 2201 Lawrence Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983.[2]

The mill is a complex of brick industrial buildings, with a four-story clock tower as its most distinguishing feature.[3] Originally built in 1893 for a mattress manufacturing company, the site has seen several uses, including a textile mill, fiberglass manufacturing, a bakery, and mixed use small businesses and live/work spaces. It was one of the first industrial complexes in Houston Heights, and is the last remaining.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register Listings" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. p. 50. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Houston Heights Association (February 1983). Lee Johnson; Peter Flagg Maxon (eds.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Certificate of Appropriateness" (PDF). Houston Archaeological & Historical Commission. May 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Kaplan, David (May 18, 2008). "Old Heights textile mill perfect spot for bread wholesaler". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.