Arcadia Mills No. 2, now the Mayfair Lofts, is a historic mill building at 100 W. Cleveland St., Spartanburg, South Carolina.[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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| Location | 100 W. Cleveland St., Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′26″N 81°59′52″W / 34.95717°N 81.99765°W |
| Area | 19.3 acres (7.8 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001158[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 4, 2005 |
History
editThe mill was the built by Spartanburg banker and pharmacist, Dr. Henry Arthur Ligon, Sr., in 1922. It opened in 1923. It was the second mill of Arcadia Mills. The mills had an adjacent mill village of Arcadia, which had about 300 houses for the mill workers.[2]
During the Depression, the mill tried to increase production through a variety of methods such as increased hours and quickening the pace of the work. In 1932, the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA) called a strike, but it failed. The workers did not participate in a nationwide UTWA strike in 1934.[2]
The mill was sold to a new company, Mayfair Mills, headed by a New York cotton agent, Joshua L. Baily and Company. Arcadia No. 2 was called Baily Mill or Mayfair-Baily Mill. Frederick B. Dent became president of Mayfair Mills in 1947. In 2001, Mayfair Mills went into bankruptcy.[2]
The mill building is currently the Mayfair Lofts apartments.
See also
edit- National Register of Historic Places listings in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
- Arcadia Mill No. 1 also in Spartanburg, South Carolina
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Randall, Amanda (July 14, 2005). "Arcadia Mill No. 2" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Arcadia Mill No. 2, Spartanburg County (100 W. Cleveland St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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