Southern Cotton Oil Company Explained

Southern Cotton Oil Company
Location:737 Gadsden St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.9928°N -81.0378°W
Built:-1919
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:July 25, 1996
Refnum:94001552

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.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger Christman. Southern Cotton Oil Company . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1994. 2014-01-07.
  2. Web site: Southern Cotton Oil Company, Richland County (737 Gadsden St., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07.