Warren Mill

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Warren Mill
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LocationCty. Rd. P-1201 & SC 421, Warrenville, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°33′7″N81°48′31″W / 33.55194°N 81.80861°W / 33.55194; -81.80861 Coordinates: 33°33′7″N81°48′31″W / 33.55194°N 81.80861°W / 33.55194; -81.80861
Area7.33 acres (2.97 ha)
Built1896 (1896)
ArchitectWilliam B. Smith Whaley
NRHP reference No. 16000678
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 2016 [1]

The Warren Mill is a historic textile mill complex at South Carolina Highway 421 and Trestle Pass (County Road P-1201) in Warrenville, South Carolina. It consists of a main four-story brick building, to which a number of one and two-story additions have been made. It was built in 1896-98 to a design by William B. Smith Whaley, a regionally prominent architect of industrial properties. The Warren Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1896, and operated on the premises until 1919, when it was acquired by the Graniteville Mill Company. It operated the plant until its closure in 1982. [2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Warren Mill". South Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2017-02-08.