Record #:

4541

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in North Carolina. Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc. received the 1999 award for donating the Loray Mill in Gastonia to Preservation North Carolina. Built in 1902, the 600,000 square-foot mill is the state's most significant industrial property.

Source:

North Carolina Preservation (NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. Issue 115, Spring 2000, p19

Subject(s):

Factories--Gaston County; Historic preservation--Gaston County; Loray Mill (Gastonia); L. Vincent Lowe Jr. Business Award