Crompton-Shenandoah Plant

Crompton-Shenandoah Plant
Location 200 W. 12th St., Waynesboro, Virginia
Coordinates 38°03′48″N 78°53′18″W / 38.06333°N 78.88833°W / 38.06333; -78.88833Coordinates: 38°03′48″N 78°53′18″W / 38.06333°N 78.88833°W / 38.06333; -78.88833
Area 40.885 acres (16.546 ha)
Built 1926 (1926), 1936–1939, 1947–1948
Built by Southeast Construction Co.
Architect Barker & Turoff, Harry Graham Co.
NRHP Reference # 11000555[1]
VLR # 136-5056
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 18, 2011
Designated VLR June 16, 2011[2]

Crompton-Shenandoah Plant, also known as The Mill at South River, is a historic textile factory complex located at Waynesboro, Virginia. The complex includes 11 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures involved in the dyeing and finishing of the gray corduroy and velveteen goods. The historic buildings and structures were built beginning in 1926 through 1948. The complex includes two plant buildings, a machine shop/supply storage building, a former enameling plant, a boiler house, a water softener building, a chemical storage building, a lab, a gate house/personnel office, an office building and a retail store. The factory closed in the 1980s along with most Crompton Corporation plants.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service. 2011-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Alison S. Blanton (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crompton-Shenandoah Plant" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos


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