General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill
National Register of Historic Places

General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill

North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Listed
February 28, 2017
Type
Building
Ref No.
100000687

About this property

The General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill (also known as simply GARCO) is a historic industrial facility located in Park Circle in North Charleston, South Carolina. GARCO was a major regional employer, supplying products to the American space program, including the soles of the spacesuit boots used in the first Moon landing. The main mill building was built in 1915, and also provided materials to the military efforts in both world wars. When the plant was built, the company also built 20 bungalows of various designs to house some of the white workers; black workers were housed elsewhere at the edge of North Charleston. The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. The structure is currently being renovated. When completed, the restored GARCO will house stores, housing, and restaurants.

Location

0 O'Hear Ave.
North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Categories

ARCHITECTUREINDUSTRY
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 General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill listed on the National Register?

General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 2017.

What type of historic resource is General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill?

General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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