Crompton-Shenandoah Plant
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Crompton-Shenandoah Plant | |
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| Location | 200 W. 12th St., Waynesboro, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°03′48″N 78°53′18″W / 38.06333°N 78.88833°WCoordinates: 38°03′48″N 78°53′18″W / 38.06333°N 78.88833°W |
| Area | 40.885 acres (16.546 ha) |
| Built | 1926, 1936–1939, 1947–1948 |
| Built by | Southeast Construction Co. |
| Architect | Barker & Turoff, Harry Graham Co. |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 11000555[1] |
| VLR # | 136-5056 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 18, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 2011[2] |
Crompton-Shenandoah Plant, also known as The Mill at South River, is a historic textile factory complex located at Waynesboro, Virginia. The complex includes 11 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures. The historic buildings and structures were built beginning in 1926 through 1948. The complex includes two plant buildings, a machine shop/supply storage building, a former enameling plant, a boiler house, a water softener building, a chemical storage building, a lab, a gate house/personnel office, an office building and a retail store. The factory closed in the 1980s along with most Crompton Corporation plants.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service. 2011-08-26.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Alison S. Blanton (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crompton-Shenandoah Plant". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos
