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Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building

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Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building
Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building

Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building is a historic factory building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by Lockwood, Greene & Co. and built in 1926. It is a one-story building that consists of a small office section in the front and a large machine shop to the rear. The building has a brick veneer, steel sash windows, and restrained Classical Revival detailing ornamenting the facade and side. It has undergone a certified rehabilitation. It was built as the Charlotte facility of the Joseph Sykes Brothers Company, an international producer of card clothing, machinery used in cotton production.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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Joseph Sykes Brothers Company Building
West Summit Avenue, Charlotte South End

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28203 Charlotte, South End
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