Olympia Mill, also known as Pacific Mill, is a historic textile mill complex located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1899, and consists of a four-story, red brick, rectangular shaped, main mill building connected to a one and two-story red brick power plant. The main building is in the Romanesque Revival style and features terra cotta detailing, large segmental arched window openings, and twin pyramidal roofed towers. The complex also includes: a one-story brick power plant auxiliary building, a one-story storage building, and two small brick one-story gatehouses.[2][3]
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| Location | 500 Heyward St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°58′58″N 81°2′11″W / 33.98278°N 81.03639°W |
| Area | 6.7 acres (2.7 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Whaley, W.B. Smith & Co. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001590[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cynthia Rose Hamilton (August 2004). "Olympia Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Olympia Mill, Richland County (500 Heyward St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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