Rock Hill Cotton Factory

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Rock Hill Cotton Factory
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Rock Hill Cotton Factory, March 2012
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Location215 Chatham St. and 130 W. White St., Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°55′42″N81°1′39″W / 34.92833°N 81.02750°W / 34.92833; -81.02750 Coordinates: 34°55′42″N81°1′39″W / 34.92833°N 81.02750°W / 34.92833; -81.02750
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1881 (1881), 1909
Built byHoller, Capt. A.D.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPS Rock Hill MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000658, 08000156 (Boundary Increase) [1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1992, March 6, 2008 (Boundary Increase)

Rock Hill Cotton Factory, also known as Plej's Textile Mill Outlets, Ostrow Textile Mill, and Fewell Cotton Warehouse, is a historic textile mill complex located at Rock Hill, South Carolina. The mill was built in 1881, and is a two-story, 12 bay by 16 bay, brick factory. It features a three-story tower at the main entrance. A number of additions have been made to the building. The Fewell Cotton Warehouse is a one-story, brick and wood frame warehouse built before 1894. [2] [3] [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, with a boundary increase in 2008. [1] The building is now used as a retail and office place known as the Cotton Factory Plaza.

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References

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