National Register of Historic Places

Fairfield Rice Mill Chimney

Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Listed
October 2, 1988
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000527

About this property

Fairfield Rice Mill Chimney is a historic rice mill chimney located near Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina. It is one of seven known extant rice mill chimneys in Georgetown County. It was associated with Fairfield, one of several productive plantations on the Waccamaw River. The chimney is octagonal shaped and approximately 35 feet high. In the 1930s the Fairfield rice mill, with its steam engine, boiler, and other machinery, was taken to Dearborn, Michigan, reassembled, refurbished, and put back into operation as a museum exhibit in Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Location

Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
33.39263, -79.21949

Categories

AGRICULTUREINDUSTRYENGINEERING
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Sources

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When was Fairfield Rice Mill Chimney listed on the National Register?

Fairfield Rice Mill Chimney was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Fairfield Rice Mill Chimney?

Fairfield Rice Mill Chimney is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fairfield Rice Mill Chimney is recorded as the industrial era.

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