Richland Cotton Mill Explained

Richland Cotton Mill
Coordinates:	33.9883°N -81.0286°W
Architect:	Whaley, W. B. Smith
Added:	November 10, 1983
Refnum:	83003933

Richland Cotton Mill, also known as Pacific Mills, Lowenstein Mill, and Whaley's Mill, is a historic cotton mill building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1894, and is a four-story, rectangular brick mill building. It features a seven-story stair tower, with a circular vent flanked by two arched vents. Attached to the building are an engine room, a boiler room with chimney, and a machine shop.^{[1] [2]}

It was purchased by Pacific Mills in 1915, along with three other mills in the area, collectively called Columbia Pacific Mills. In 1923, Pacific Mills began a further expansion, to Groce's Stop, South Carolina, which was later renamed to Lyman. The Columbia operations produced cloth that was shipped to Lyman or Lawrence, Massachusetts for further processing.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cynthia E. Grant . Richland Cotton Mill . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1983. pdf . 2014-01-07.
2. Web site: Richland Cotton Mill, Richland County (211-221 Main St., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07.
3. Web site: Pacific Mills . 2023-02-11 . South Carolina Encyclopedia . en-US.