Montgomery Building (Spartanburg, South Carolina)

Montgomery Building
Montgomery Building, February 2012
Location 187 N. Church St., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°57′08″N 81°55′56″W / 34.95222°N 81.93222°WCoordinates: 34°57′08″N 81°55′56″W / 34.95222°N 81.93222°W
Area 1.55 acres (0.63 ha)
Built 1924
Architect Lockwood, Greene & Co.
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 08000760[1]
Added to NRHP May 25, 2011

Montgomery Building is a historic office building located at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1924, and is a ten-story, nine-bay-wide, steel frame skyscraper faced in limestone. It housed the offices of textile companies, cotton brokers, and factories. The building also housed a theatre/auditorium space, and a radio station. The Montgomery Building was the tallest building in Spartanburg until the 1950s.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/23/11 through 5/27/11. National Park Service. 2011-06-03.
  2. Martin E. Meek and Angie Crowley (May 2011). "Montgomery Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Montgomery Building, Spartanburg County (187 N. Church St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.