Owings Depot

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Better Service Milling Company

Street Address:

Depot St. at its intersection w/ Hwy 14, Owings, SC (Laurens County)

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Site Number:

0149

Control Number:

U/59/0149

Date Surveyed:

October 16 2001

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1880s

Historic Use:

Transportation

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

aluminum

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Historical Information:

The addition on the southern end is the Barksdale depot. The building has a metal roof. Under current exterior walls, original walls are evident; used as a depot until 1950.

Source of Historical Information:

personal interview, Sarah Jane Armstrong, 12 November 2001

Quadrangle Name:

Fountain Inn

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