Palmetto Compress and Warehouse Company Building - Columbia, SC
N 33° 59.484 W 081° 02.401
17S E 496304 N 3761203
One of many historic buildings in the downtown area of this capitol city. This one could be vacant (or full of 50,000 bales).
Waymark Code: WM8YCE
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2010
Views: 4
The Palmetto Compress and Warehouse Company Building was a vast industrial complex built to facilitate the short-term storage of cotton bales in transit to textile mills. It played a significant role in the growth of the textile industry in Columbia and in the State.
From the Richland County website
(
visit link)
Street address:
617 Devine St
Columbia, SC usa
00000
County / Borough / Parish: Richland
Year listed: 1985
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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