Huguenot Mill Cotton Warehouse
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Falls Place
Street Address:
531 S Main St
Site Number:
2079
Control Number:
U/45/2079
Date Surveyed:
November 13 2002
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1910
Alteration Date:
1986
Historic Use:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Use:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Core Shape:
Irregular
Number of Stories:
3
Construction Method:
masonry
Exterior Walls Materials:
Brick
Foundation Materials:
Basement
Roof Shape:
flat
Roof Materials:
visibility
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Unusual 3-story, 5-sided warehouse; reinforced concrete frame with brick infill; exposed basement at rear; parapet w/tile coping; bracketed cornice; segmental arch openings on third story; replacement windows; concrete sills
Alterations:
converted to offices (ca. 1985)
Historical Information:
Built on or near the site of Richard Pearis' trading post in 1770s, the unusual five-sided building was constructed as a cotton warehouse for the Huguenot Mill.
Source of Historical Information:
NR nomination. William B. Buford Jr., "Falls Place: Modern Offices in a Historical Setting," Greenville Magazine (April 1985).
Quadrangle Name:
Greenville