Irene Mill Finishing Plant

Irene Mill Finishing Plant, also known as the Cherokee Finishing Company, is a historic factory building located at Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America. The building was constructed in 1915–1916, and is a large, rectangular, one-story brick building with a gable roof with exposed support beams. Also on the property are two small, square brick structures with pyramidal roofs covered with pressed metal shingles. The mill produced damask which was shipped to New England for finishing. In the finishing plant the cloth was washed, soaked, boiled, bleached, and calendered, enabling the mill to produce finished damask products.[2][3]

Irene Mill Finishing Plant
Irene Mill Finishing Plant, April 2012
Irene Mill Finishing Plant is located in South Carolina
Irene Mill Finishing Plant
Irene Mill Finishing Plant is located in the United States
Irene Mill Finishing Plant
LocationW side of Buford St. between Liberty and Logan Sts., Gaffney, South Carolina
Coordinates35°4′28″N 81°38′36″W / 35.07444°N 81.64333°W / 35.07444; -81.64333
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
MPSGaffney MRA
NRHP reference No.86000591[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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. ^ "Irene Mill Finishing Plant, Cherokee County (Gaffney)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ unknown (n.d.). "Irene Mill Finishing Plant" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.