Original Owens Pottery
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| Industry | home furnishing |
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| Founded | 1895 |
| Founders | J. H. Owens |
| Headquarters | Near Seagrove, North Carolina |
| Website | www |
Owens Pottery of North Carolina, also known as Original Owens Pottery is the oldest, continuously-operating pottery in North Carolina.[1][2] It sells a variety of traditional, functional clay products and is best known for its difficult-to-produce fire red glazed pottery. Owens Pottery is currently owned and operated by Boyd Owens.
History[]
Owens Pottery was founded in 1895 by James H. Owens, who was born in 1866, son of Franklin Owen. The Owens family has been involved in pottery since the early 1800s.[3]
See also[]
- Seagrove, North Carolina
- Pottery Highway
References[]
- ^ "NC towns on list to be named 'Top 10 Towns for Craft Lovers'". WRAL-TV.
- ^ "Original Owens Pottery". Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.
- ^ "Potters For The North Carolina Pottery Center". North Carolina Pottery Center. January 25, 2009.
Categories:
- American pottery
- Industrial buildings completed in 1895
- Buildings and structures in Moore County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Moore County, North Carolina
- 1895 establishments in North Carolina
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs