Oakland Mill

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Location2802 Fair Ave., Newberry, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°17′38″N81°37′40″W / 34.29389°N 81.62778°W / 34.29389; -81.62778
Area16.52 acres (6.69 ha)
Builtc. 1910 (1910)-1912, 1949-1950, 1950-1951
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 11000372 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2011

Oakland Mill, also known as Oakland-Kendall Mill, is a historic textile mill complex located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina in the United States. The original section was built between 1910 and 1912, with building expansion campaigns conducted from 1949 to 1950 and from 1950 to 1951. The original section reflects Romanesque Revival style design influences. The complex includes the main mill building, a one-story brick office building, a two-story brick boiler house with a brick smokestack and auxiliary building, two masonry and concrete warehouses, two wood-frame auxiliary storage buildings, a railroad spur, two water towers, and a reservoir. The mill remained in operation until the 2000s. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

It has been renovated and is now being used as apartment buildings; one building is open to the general public while the other is reserved for students of the nearby Newberry College.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/13/11 through 6/17/11. National Park Service. 2011-06-24.
  2. T. Gordon McLeod (August 2009). "Oakland Mill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. "Oakland Mill, Newberry County (2802 Fair Ave., Newberry)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 29 June 2014.