Warren Mill
National Register Listing
Street Address:
Cty. Rd. P-1201 & SC 421, Warrenville, SC (Aiken County)
Alternate Name:
Warrenville Mill; Warren Division
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817702040
Description and Narrative:
Warren Mill is significant under National Register Criterion A for industry as an intact example of South Carolina’s once-thriving textile industry. The Warren Manufacturing Company built the mill between 1896 and 1898 and operated its textile operations until it became part of the Graniteville Manufacturing Company in 1918. When it began operation in 1898 the Warren Mill was one of the most state-of-the-art industrial facilities in the Horse Creek Valley and the state of South Carolina. The Warren Mill is also significant at the local level under National Register Criterion C as an intact textile mill designed by W.B. Smith Whaley, a prominent industrial architect responsible for designing many of the most prominent textile facilities throughout South Carolina. The period of significance begins with the mill’s completion in 1898 and ends with the construction of the cotton warehouses, which were completed by 1947 and are the last contributing resources built on the site. The Warren Mill contributes to the Textile Mills in South Carolina Designed by W.B. Smith Whaley, 1893-1903 Multiple Property Submission, completed in 1990. Listed in the National Register September 27, 2016.
Period of Significance:
1898 – 1947
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Architecture;Industry
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
September 27 2016
