Drayton Mill

Drayton Mill
Renovated Drayton Mill spinning building, March 2016
Location 1802 Drayton Rd., near Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°58′12″N 81°54′30″W / 34.97000°N 81.90833°W / 34.97000; -81.90833Coordinates: 34°58′12″N 81°54′30″W / 34.97000°N 81.90833°W / 34.97000; -81.90833
Area 16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built 1902 (1902)-1958
Architect Lockwood, Greene & Co., Joseph E. Sirrine
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 12000373[1]
Added to NRHP October 24, 2012

Drayton Mill is a historic textile mill complex located near Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The complex includes the distinctive Tudor Revival company store and office building, constructed in 1919. Other buildings and structures include the three-story, rectangular, red brick spinning mill (1902-1904) with later additions, a cotton warehouse (1918), a two-story weaving building (1928), a 1,500,000 gallon mill pond, two water towers, two pump buildings, and an information center.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

The mill complex is currently undergoing a $35 million redevelopment. Charlotte-based TMS Development is renovating the spinning and weaving buildings into 289 apartments as the first phase of the Drayton Mills Lofts project.[4] Montgomery Development is handling a second phase of redevelopment of the warehouses and company store into commercial space that will include restaurants, retail and offices. A public, paved multi-use trail connecting the mill to nearby Mary Black Hospital has also been constructed. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in 2016.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/22/12 through 10/27/12. National Park Service. 2012-11-02.
  2. Martin E. Meek and Bill Cooper (August 2012). "Drayton Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Drayton Mill, Spartanburg County (1802 Drayton Rd., Spartanburg vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. Anderson, Trevor (2015-08-30). "Drayton Mills Lofts unveils mock unit, hires property manager". Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC). Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  5. Anderson, Trevor (2015-10-20). "Drayton Mill developers unveil new walking trail". Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC). Retrieved 2015-12-02.


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