Charles Craft Plant

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

main building

Street Address:

2948 Faithful Road;(Dillon County)

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Site Number:

517

Control Number:

U/33/517

Date Surveyed:

September 2 2008

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

20th century

Historic Use:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Use:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Architect or Builder:

unknown

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

flat

Roof Materials:

metal

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

brackets under roof line, brick tower & smoke stack, enclosed windows w/brick arches

Alterations:

concrete addition on NW side, additions on side

Historical Information:

Hamer Cotton Mills were incorporated on June 10, 1903 with the capital stock of $100,000. The shareholders named in the charter were RP Hamer Jr., W.M. Hamer, D.M. Carmicheal, and Allen Edens. On May 27, 1911, the Hamer Plant was combined with Maple and Dillon plants under the name of Dillon Mills. After the central company was formed, each plant operated under its original name, even after 1924 when the Carolina Textile Corporation purchased the entire combination. Charles Craft was a Laurinburg, N.C. based textile company that operated in both North and South Carolina beginning in 1967.

Source of Historical Information:

Stokes- The History of Dillon County, South Carolina

Quadrangle Name:

Dillon East

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