Old Brick Warehouse

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Old Brick Warehouse
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LocationMain and Wine Sts., Mullins, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°12′24″N79°15′20″W / 34.20667°N 79.25556°W / 34.20667; -79.25556 Coordinates: 34°12′24″N79°15′20″W / 34.20667°N 79.25556°W / 34.20667; -79.25556
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1903 (1903)-1908
MPS Flue-Cured Tobacco Production Properties TR
NRHP reference No. 84003828 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1984

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. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It was located in the Mullins Commercial Historic District. Demolition on the structure began on July 31, 2014.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Old Brick Warehouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. n.d. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "Old Brick Warehouse, Marion County (Main & Wine Sts., Mullins)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 February 2014.