Martinsville_Novelty_Corporation_Factory

Martinsville Novelty Corporation Factory

Martinsville Novelty Corporation Factory

United States historic place

The Martinsville Novelty Corporation Factory is a historic factory complex located at Martinsville, Virginia. The main factory was built in 1929, and is a long, three-story, brick building that was constructed for the purpose of manufacturing small pieces of furniture called "novelty" pieces in the furniture trade. Associated with the main factory are the contributing wood storage area and the kilns where the wood was dried; a long, metal Quonset hut; a railroad spur and trestle; a long concrete-block and frame storage building; and a small, rectangular, brick building that at one time housed a restaurant that served the employees of Martinsville Novelty and W. M. Bassett Furniture factory. The Martinsville Novelty Corporation was the last significant furniture concern established in Martinsville before the Great Depression. The factory closed in 1995.[3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    Ashley Neville & John Salmon (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Martinsville Novelty Corporation Factory" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos


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