Laurens Cotton Mills

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

The Old Mill

Street Address:

Mill St., Laurens, SC (Laurens County)

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Site Number:

1548

Control Number:

U/59/1548

Date Surveyed:

January 31 2002

Category:

Site

Construction Date:

1895 – 1900

Historic Use:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Number of Stories:

5

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Key property of the Laurens Cotton Mills district. The main building is a five-story brick L-shaped structure, with two brick towers on the west (main) façade and three towers on the east façade. The exterior is covered with vents. The main rectangular section was used for weaving, carding, and spinning, and a brick extension at the northern end of the east façade served as the engine room and the picking room. A 180-foot brick chimney tower was built adjacent to this area. A cotton warehouse with eleven compartments was built to the north of the main building, adjacent to the railroad siding that ran between it and the main building. (continued)

Quadrangle Name:

Laurens North

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