Mills Mill

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

Mills & Guess Sts

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Site Number:

0027

Control Number:

U/45/0027

Date Surveyed:

February 26 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1894 – 1895

Alteration Date:

circa 1980

Historic Use:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

L

Number of Stories:

3

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

large 3-story (w/exposed basement), brick Romanesque Revival style cotton mill; 5-story towers w/open arcades at top on E and W sides; segmental arch window openings; two 1-story brick wings and brick smokestack adjacent to building; new stair towers (both enclosed and open) added to original block

Alterations:

enlarged (ca. 1900); additions; renovations (ca. 1980)

Historical Information:

Capt. O. P. Mills organized Mills Manufacturing Company in 1894 and built Mills Mill, a major industrial complex at edge of the city. The mill opened with 5000 spindles but was enlarged to 27,000 spindles by 1903. The Mills Mill complex also included a mill village, YMCA, two churches, and public library. J. E. Sirrine designed the company store. Mills Mill employed 500 people and operated (under later owners) until 1979.

Source of Historical Information:

NC nomination

Quadrangle Name:

Greenville

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