The recognized complex consists of ten buildings on 6.6 acres (2.7 ha), about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of downtown Concord.

Washington Duke, a white tobacco magnate from Durham, contributed $1000, and made two $10,000 loans, which aided the company in constructing the mill and beginning operations.

The New York Times suggested that he might open the door for the hiring of more African Americans in the textile industry, where mill workers were generally restricted to whites.

[2] Coleman was under-capitalized and struggled financially in an economic depression, at a time when all mill owners faced rising prices of cotton.

[3][4] This article about a property in Cabarrus County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.