Easley Mill
National Register of Historic Places

Easley Mill

Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina
Listed
September 22, 2013
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000818

About this property

Easley Mill is a historic mill complex in Easley, South Carolina. The mill was the first of three built in Easley between 1899 and 1910. The main building was completed in 1900, and is a four-story brick structure designed by preeminent mill architects Lockwood, Greene & Co. It was built during a boom in the textile industry across the Southern United States; more than 70 mills were opened in South Carolina alone between 1895 and 1903. The mill met with immediate success, including large shipments for export to China. By 1907, the mill contained over 37,000 spindles and 1,000 looms, and employed 500. It was sold to Woodside Mills of Greenville in 1920, and to Dan River, Inc. in 1956, who operated the mill until 1990. The mill has a shallow-pitched hip roof with bracketed eaves. Most of the arched window openings have been bricked over. Other structures on the site include a one-story office building, a warehouse, smokestack, an ice house, water tower, and monument to the mill's founder, John Mattison Geer. The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. A proposal was made to convert the building to apartments in 2019.

Location

601 S. 5th St.
Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina
34.82313, -82.60705

Categories

ARCHITECTUREINDUSTRY
Sources

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

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When was Easley Mill listed on the National Register?

Easley Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Easley Mill?

Easley Mill is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Easley Mill?

The period of significance for Easley Mill is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1895.

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