Southern Cotton Oil Company, also known as Columbia Mill, was a historic cottonseed oil complex located at Columbia, South Carolina. The complex was built between 1887 and 1919. It consisted of seven industrial buildings: the Seed House, Linter Room, Press Room, Machine Shop, Oil House, Cotton Storage Room, and Storage Shed. Five of the buildings were constructed of brick and the other two were constructed of galvanized sheet metal. The complex has been demolished.[2][3]
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| Location | 737 Gadsden St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°59′34″N 81°2′16″W / 33.99278°N 81.03778°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1887-1919 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001552[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Roger Christman (May 1994). "Southern Cotton Oil Company" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Southern Cotton Oil Company, Richland County (737 Gadsden St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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