Mills Mill Community Building

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unidentified Residential

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Site Number:

S108042000002512

Site Number:

6269

Control Number:

U/45/6269

Tax Number:

0106001000100

Date Surveyed:

2017-11-09

Ownership:

Private

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1900

Alteration Date:

1979

Historic Use:

Recreation & Culture

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

Joseph E. Sirrine

Number of Stories:

2 stories

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

visibility

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

engaged

National Register Determination:

eligible

Date of Boundary Increase:

No Boundary Increase

Signficant Architectural Features:

Narrow end front elevation is symmetrical, 3 bays, recessed panels, corbeled brick cornice brackets on wide parapet. Wide overhanging eaves with wood brackets. Segmentally arched window and door openings, 4 rows of brick headers. Exterior chimney/flue.

Alterations:

Converted to apartments in 1979. All windows and doors have been replaced.

Historical Information:

"Joseph E. Sirrine...designed an innovative clear-span brick audtorium ["YMCA"] costing $4,000...the building was primarily used as a company store until 1913." By 1930s it was the "community building, housed laudromat & barbershop. 1979-apartments.

Source of Historical Information:

Judith Bainbridge, 1997 "Mills Mill Community"

Survey:

City of Greenville Historic Resources Survey - 2017

Quadrangle Name:

207

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