Inside Congdon Yards

Thomas Russellby Thomas Russell

HIGH POINT – Recently, Home News Now took a tour of the Congdon Yards facility near downtown High Point.

The addresses at both 410 and 400 W. English Road – formerly known as Plant 7 and The Factory, respectively, once housed showrooms for companies including South Cone, Four Hands, Fine Furniture Design & Marketing and Eddy West to name several, not to mention some 60,000 square feet of space for the Bermex Group of companies that includes Midi, Shermag, Dinec and Bermex, among other brands.

Today, the facility serves as the year-round home for several well known businesses including Culp, Jonathan Charles, A.R.T. Furniture and Barbour Spangle Design Group. Plus it houses a sample development shop called The Generator, a café and public gathering space plus an area that showcases material samples called Material ConneXion.

Below is a slide show that shows some of the interior of the space, which continues to be developed for year-round use. 

This is an area that holds materials samples for Material ConneXion, a global resource for innovative and sustainable materials for use in finished goods including indoor and outdoor residential furniture.
This is an area that holds materials samples for Material ConneXion, a global resource for innovative and sustainable materials for use in finished goods including indoor and outdoor residential furniture.
This is a view of some of the machinery that is used to make samples at The Generator, which is on the first floor of the Congdon Yards complex, occupying an area of the facility formerly known as Plant 7.
This is a view of some of the machinery that is used to make samples at The Generator, which is on the first floor of the Congdon Yards complex, occupying an area of the facility formerly known as Plant 7.
This is a chair frame that is being built at The Generator. The facility also can make case pieces using sophisticated CNC machinery.
This is a chair frame that is being built at The Generator. The facility also can make case pieces using sophisticated CNC machinery.
The area known as The Commons is a place where professionals can meet and chat over a cup of coffee or tea provided by Lil's Coffee Bar.
The area known as The Commons is a place where professionals can meet and chat over a cup of coffee or tea provided by Lil’s Coffee Bar.
High Point University helped create this meeting space, which has bleacher style seating where people can hang out.
High Point University helped create this meeting space, which has bleacher style seating where people can hang out.
Congdon Yards was the vision of David Congdon, of Old Dominion Freight Line and the Earl and Kathryn Family Foundation of High Point.
Congdon Yards was the vision of David Congdon, of Old Dominion Freight Line and the Earl and Kathryn Family Foundation of High Point.
This is a view of Congdon Yards as seen from English Road near downtown High Point.
This is a view of Congdon Yards as seen from English Road near downtown High Point.
This is another view of the first floor near The Commons area on the ground where people can meet and talk business.
This is another view of the first floor near The Commons area on the ground where people can meet and talk business.
Meeting areas such as these are common throughout the building. This area is seen on one of the floors, perched between professional offices situated on either side of the tables and chairs.
Meeting areas such as these are common throughout the building. This area is seen on one of the floors, perched between professional offices situated on either side of the tables and chairs.

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Thomas Russell

Home News Now Editor-in-Chief Thomas Russell has covered the furniture industry for 25 years at various daily and weekly consumer and trade publications. He can be reached at tom@homenewsnow.com and at 336-508-4616.

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