less ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Cot ton ▁Mill ▁Company , ▁and ▁held ▁interests ▁in ▁agricult ure , ▁manufact uring , ▁and ▁min ing . ▁His ▁home ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Some ▁projects ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁include ▁V ance ▁Cot ton ▁Mill , ▁K es ler ▁Cot ton ▁Mill , ▁North ▁Side ▁Cot ton ▁Mill , ▁the ▁Dog gin ▁( or ▁C og gin ) ▁M ines ▁Co ., ▁Y ad kin ▁Fin ishing ▁Co . ▁and ▁Harris ▁Gran ite ▁Co . ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁bank ing , ▁Sal is bury ▁Sav ings ▁Bank , ▁Pe op les ▁National ▁Bank ▁( l ater ▁Security ▁Bank ▁and ▁Trust ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Building , ▁Central ▁Hotel ▁and ▁the ▁Empire ▁ ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Historic ▁Sal is bury ▁Foundation ▁purchased ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁$ 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁Living stone ▁College , ▁which ▁had ▁once ▁planned ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁a ▁cul inary ▁school ▁later ▁hous ed ▁at ▁a ▁former ▁Hol iday ▁Inn . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁remaining ▁significant ▁houses ▁on ▁South ▁Main ▁Street . ▁While ▁the ▁house ▁had ▁been ▁restored ▁for ▁a ▁restaurant , ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁bad ▁shape ▁and ▁clean up ▁work ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁before ▁another ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina