Southern Cotton Oil Company

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]

Southern Cotton Oil Company
Construction work on the building site
Southern Cotton Oil Company is located in South Carolina
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Southern Cotton Oil Company is located in the United States
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Location737 Gadsden St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates33°59′34″N 81°2′16″W / 33.99278°N 81.03778°W / 33.99278; -81.03778
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1887 (1887)-1919
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.94001552[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1996

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Roger Christman (May 1994). "Southern Cotton Oil Company" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. ^ "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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