Cannelton Cotton Mill

Cannelton Cotton Mills
Mill in 2007, after adaptive restoration
LocationCannelton, IN, United States
Coordinates37°54′40.72″N 86°44′44.29″W / 37.9113111°N 86.7456361°W / 37.9113111; -86.7456361
Arealess than one acre
Built1849 (1849)
ArchitectThomas A. Tefft, Alexander McGregor
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.75000011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 1975[1]
Designated NHLJuly 17, 1991[2]

Cannelton Cotton Mill, also known as Indiana Cotton Mill, is a National Historic Landmark of the United States located in Cannelton, Indiana, United States. Built in 1849 as an effort to expand textile milling out of New England, it was the largest industrial building west of the Allegheny Mountains, designed by Thomas Alexander Tefft, an early industrial architect. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991.[2] [3] The building now houses residences.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Cannelton Cotton Mills". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Carolyn Pitts (January 4, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cannelton Cotton Mill / formerly Indiana Cotton Mills". includes plans. National Park Service. and Accompanying 19 photos, from HAER in 1974 and other