Mulberry Street

Erwin Cotton Mill No. 4

--- Erwin Mill No. 1 and office building, early 20th century (Courtesy John Schelp) Julian Carr's success with Durham's first textile manufacturing plant, the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company, which returned 20-30% net profit in its first 6 years, showed the viability of the industry in Durham and, more broadly, the south. The Dukes, who had...

Erwin Cotton Mill Company Store / West Durham Post Office

1913 Map showing the Company Store (next to the reservoir and denoted by the "S") with the small post office located to the north of the building. (Copyright Sanborn Map Company) The Erwin Mills Company Store was constructed contemporaneously with the mill in 1892. As the name implies, the store provided a place where employees could purchase...