Hagood Mill

National Register Listing

Street Address:

3.5 mi. NW of Pickens on U.S. 178, Pickens, SC city vicinity (Pickens County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817739010

Description and Narrative:

Hagood Mill is a good example of the simple, functional building style employed by South Carolina upcountry pioneers in the first half of the nineteenth century. The gristmill and wooden water wheel remain as originally constructed with no alterations or additions and is one of the few such mills still in existence in South Carolina. Built in ca. 1826, the mill is an unpainted, two-story clapboard building mounted on a fieldstone foundation. Early construction methods are evidenced by hand hewn logs notched and pegged together to form the framework. Hagood Mill was built by James E. Hagood who served as clerk of court for Pickens District for many years. The mill was once part of an early commercial complex including the Hagood Store which no longer exists. Both mill and store were gathering places for residents of the surrounding agricultural area who came here frequently to have grain ground into flour and grist and to purchase supplies. Listed in the National Register December 11, 1972.

Period of Significance:

1826

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Industry;Agriculture;Commerce;Social History

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

December 11 1972

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