Converse Mill
National Register of Historic Places

Converse Mill

Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Listed
October 4, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000709

About this property

The Converse Mill , also known as Clifton Mill #3 , is a historic textile mill at 200 High Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The main mill building is a four-story brick building with smaller additions, sited on 11 acres (4.5 ha) overlooking the Pacolet River to the east. The mill was built in 1903 on the site of Clifton Mill #3, then the largest textile mill in the world, which had been destroyed by flood. It was designed by the noted industrial architectural firm Lockwood, Green of Boston, Massachusetts. The mill was closed sometime between 1968 and 1973, after which many of its windows were bricked over and it was converted to a warehouse.

Location

200 High St.
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 15000709. It was listed on October 4, 2015.

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Questions about this property

When was Converse Mill listed on the National Register?

Converse Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Converse Mill?

Converse Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Converse Mill?

The period of significance for Converse Mill is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1903.

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