Pelzer Manufacturing Company and Mill Village Historic District

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Pelzer Manufacturing Company and Mill Village Historic District
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LocationPortions of Lebby, Reed, Courtney, Smythe, & Anderson Sts., Pelzer, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°38′30″N82°27′25″W / 34.64167°N 82.45694°W / 34.64167; -82.45694 Coordinates: 34°38′30″N82°27′25″W / 34.64167°N 82.45694°W / 34.64167; -82.45694
Built1913
NRHP reference # 100001718 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 2017

The Pelzer Manufacturing Company and Mill Village Historic District is a historic manufacturing complex and associated mill village in Pelzer, South Carolina. The district includes five mill buildings constructed beginning in 1881 by the Pelzer Manufacturing Company, and a mill village with worker housing and other civic and institutional buildings. The mill housing was sold off to individuals in 1954. [2]

Pelzer, South Carolina Town in South Carolina, United States

Pelzer is a town in both Greenville and Anderson Counties in South Carolina, United States, along the Saluda River. The Saluda River is the county line that separates the two halves. The population was 1,373 in 2017.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [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 in preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, South Carolina Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, South Carolina.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Historic Preservation News and Notes, October 2017" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2017-11-07.