Mullins Commercial Historic District

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Mullins Commercial Historic District
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Location Along portions of Main, Front, and W. Wine Sts., Mullins, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°12′13″N79°15′20″W / 34.20361°N 79.25556°W / 34.20361; -79.25556 Coordinates: 34°12′13″N79°15′20″W / 34.20361°N 79.25556°W / 34.20361; -79.25556
Area 12.6 acres (5.1 ha)
Architectural style Classical Revival, Late Victorian, et al/
NRHP reference # 03000662 [1]
Added to NRHP July 20, 2003
The Mullins Public Library, 210 N. Main, Mullins, South Carolina was designed by George C. Creighton, Jr. and built in 1941. Mullins Public Library.JPG
The Mullins Public Library, 210 N. Main, Mullins, South Carolina was designed by George C. Creighton, Jr. and built in 1941.
Mayer's Garage, 220 N. Main, Mullins, South Carolina, is a vacant but contributing structure to the Mullins Commercial Historic District. 220 N Main.JPG
Mayer's Garage, 220 N. Main, Mullins, South Carolina, is a vacant but contributing structure to the Mullins Commercial Historic District.

Mullins Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings in the central business district of Mullins. It includes an intact collection of late 19th and early 20th century commercial and other public buildings. The buildings illustrate the growth and development of Mullins from its beginnings as a railroad town to its prominence as the leading tobacco market in South Carolina for most of the 20th century. The buildings were constructed between 1895 and about 1945, and represent stylistic influences ranging from late Victorian period examples displaying elaborate brick-corbeled cornices and pediments to the more simplified and minimalist Depression-era examples with typical low relief detailing and vertical piers. Notable buildings include the Old Martin Hospital (1937), Vaughan Hotel (1921), Mullins Library (1941), Old Mullins Post Office (c. 1936), Bank of Mullins / Anderson Brothers Bank (c. 1910), and Mullins Depot (1901). Located in the district are the separately listed Old Brick Warehouse and J.C. Teasley House. [2] [3]

Mullins, South Carolina City in South Carolina, United States

Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,663.

Marion County, South Carolina County in the United States

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 33,062. Its county seat is Marion. The county was created in 1785 and was originally known as Liberty County. However, four years later it was renamed Marion County, in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion, the famous "Swamp Fox" and a hero of the American Revolutionary War. In 1910, a separated portion of the county was founded as adjacent Dillon County.

Central business district commercial and business centre of a city

A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. In larger cities, it is often synonymous with the city's "financial district". Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown", but the two concepts are separate: many cities have a central business district located away from its commercial or cultural city centre or downtown.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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A. H. Buchan Company Building

The A. H. Buchan Company Building, also known as Supreme Lighting, is a historic tobacco processing facility located at Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built between 1924 and 1930, and is a two-story, brick building. It features a stepped parapet on the façade. The building was used for the purpose of buying, drying and exporting tobacco. The A. H. Buchan Company operated in this building until 1964.

Imperial Tobacco Company Building

Imperial Tobacco Company Building, also known as the Marvel Lighting Company Building, is a historic tobacco processing facility located at Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built between 1908 and 1913 by the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland, Inc., and at its construction was the largest redrying plant in Mullins. It consists of a three-story, brick main block, with stepped parapets and ten additions of varying age. The plant was used to buy, dry, and export tobacco.

Liberty Warehouse

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Old Brick Warehouse

Old Brick Warehouse was an historic tobacco warehouse located at Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built between 1903 and 1908, and is a 1 1/2 story, brick building with stepped parapets. The original portion of the building has a slightly gabled roof. A 1960s addition had a flat built-up roof. All elevations contain loading and drive-in bays. It is believed to be the first brick tobacco warehouse in Mullins.

Rasor and Clardy Company Building

Rasor and Clardy Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built about 1914 for the Rasor and Clardy Company, and is a two-story, brick commercial building. The building features metalwork, stained glass and glass tile, mosaic tiles at the entranceways, wooden coffered ceilings in the display windows, and pressed metal interior cornices and ceilings. It is considered the most intact early-20th century commercial building remaining in Mullins.

J.C. Teasley House

J.C. Teasley House was a historic home located at Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. The house consisted of the original block built about 1875, with a post-1901 wing, which became the principal façade of the house. It was a modest single-story frame house constructed in a classic folk form quite common throughout the rural South. It was the home of James Chesley Teasley (1861-1942), a prominent Marion County businessman. It is located in the Mullins Commercial Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Howard Garland (August 2001). "Mullins Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "Mullins Commercial Historic District, Marion County (Mullins)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 February 2014.