The Virginia Woolen Company Buildings in Winchester
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Title
The Virginia Woolen Company Buildings in Winchester
Subject
Wool industry - Virginia - Winchester
Winchester (Va)
Virginia Woolen Co. Mills (Winchester Va)
Description
Photograph of the factory buildings that made up the Virginia Woolen Company in Winchester, Virginia.
The Virginia Woolen Company began operations in 1901 and was a significant woolen mill in the Winchester area when it closed in 1958.
The buildings were later used by Virginia Fruit Sales and as an annex for the Post Office, but were demolished in 1999.
The site is now occupied by the Timbrook Public Safety Center.
This photograph was used to make a postcard, now part of the Herb Parker Postcard Collection and held by the Truban Archives in Edinburg, Virginia.
The Virginia Woolen Company began operations in 1901 and was a significant woolen mill in the Winchester area when it closed in 1958.
The buildings were later used by Virginia Fruit Sales and as an annex for the Post Office, but were demolished in 1999.
The site is now occupied by the Timbrook Public Safety Center.
This photograph was used to make a postcard, now part of the Herb Parker Postcard Collection and held by the Truban Archives in Edinburg, Virginia.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on the postcard of the same image held by the Truban Archives.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
027352
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “The Virginia Woolen Company Buildings in Winchester,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/57033.
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