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Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the Civil War; Part iii: Industrial age; Part iv: Modern furniture industry; Part v: Companies; Part vi: References and resources

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Bivins, John. 1988. The furniture of coastal North Carolina, 1700-1820. The Frank L. Horton series. Winston-Salem: Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts.

Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina Inc. "Furniture Manufacturing: The Furniture Capital of the World." 

Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, John Bivins, and Forsyth Alexander. 1991. The regional arts of the early South: a sampling from the collection of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts. Winston-Salem, N.C.: The Museum.

North Carolina Department of Commerce, Labor and Economic Analysis Division, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2025 Annual Report.

Stillinger, Elizabeth. 1972. The Antiques guide to decorative arts in America, 1600-1875. New York: Dutton.

Stoesen, Alexander R. 1993. Guilford County: a brief history. [Guilford County]: North Carolina Division of Archives and History.

Image Credits:

Kelly, [first name unknown]. "Giles Nolan, a salesman for Kroehler Furniture Co, at the High Point furniture market, takes the orders of a couple of buyers in the colorful Kroehler exhibit," 1960-01-20. Photograph no. ConDev60-9A. From North Carolina Conservation and Development Department, Travel and Tourism Division photo files, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Citation

Marshall, Patricia Phillips and Michael H. Lewis. "Furniture Industry of North Carolina." NCpedia. Library of NC. June 2026.