Woodside Cotton Mill Village Historic District

The district covers 162 acres with 278 contributing buildings, including a rectangular four-story brick mill building and 343 worker residences arranged along tree-lined streets.

John T. Woodside founded this mill complex in 1902, which grew to become the largest cotton mill under one roof in the United States by the early 1900s.

The district layout illustrates the social structure of mill communities, with supervisory housing and churches facing the main avenue while workers lived in organized rows.

The mill building has been transformed into residential lofts, while most properties within the district remain privately owned and closed to public access.

Two original churches, a baseball park, and a communal garden space demonstrate the self-contained nature of this early twentieth-century industrial community.

Location: Greenville County

GPS coordinates: 34.93780,-82.22860

Latest update: March 9, 2025 12:02