Clarke Mills
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Clarke Mills is a historic textile factory
building in Jackson, Alabama
. It was designed in the Moderne
style by H.B. Bieberstein. The facility was completed in 1939 and was occupied by the Vanity Fair Corporation
throughout much of its history. Clarke Mills was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on April 30, 1998.
Textile manufacturing
Textile manufacturing is a major industry. It is based in the conversion of three types of fibre into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. These are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts. Cotton remains the most important natural fibre, so is treated in depth...
building in Jackson, Alabama
Jackson, Alabama
Jackson is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. The population was 5,228 at the 2010 census. It is one of three wet settlements in an otherwise-dry county.-Geography:Jackson is located at coordinates . According to the U.S...
. It was designed in the Moderne
Moderne
Moderne may refer to:* Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as "Style Moderne" or simply "Modern", a more general term for a style of architecture that became popular in 1925 and was described in the 1960s as "Art Deco"...
style by H.B. Bieberstein. The facility was completed in 1939 and was occupied by the Vanity Fair Corporation
VF Corp.
VF Corporation is an American apparel corporation. VF corporation sells jeanswear, intimate apparel, daypacks, and workwear. The corporate headquarters are in Greensboro, North Carolina.-History:...
throughout much of its history. Clarke Mills was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on April 30, 1998.