Building Rock Hill

216 Pond Street

Lindsay Stuber — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:27:50 +0000

Rock Hill City Directory & History: 1917 – Amanda Cureton, laundress. 1920 – Katurah Hart, laundress. 1922 – Amanda Cureton, seamstress & James Cureton, barber. 1925 – Amanda Cureton & James Cureton. 1933 – no listing. 1936-1938 – Kelly Reid, bricklayer. 1946 – Sarah Hayes. 1959-1975 – Rev. William R. (Mary C.) Jones, pastor at AME Zion Church.

The single story home was built around 1912 as a tenant dwelling owned by Ab Clinton and into the 1920′s as a rental property. Kelly Reid purchased the property in the 1930′s.

418 Flint Street

Wade — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:36:44 +0000

Rock Hill City Directory: 1918 – Charles L. (Mamie) Williams, painter. 1920-1922 – Charles L. (Mamie) Williams, painting contractor, paints, oils, etc. at 136 E. Main. 1925 – J. McDuffie (Lula) Garrison, plant superintendent at Rock Hill Light & Water Plant. 1936 – Jesse L. (Virginia) Rayfield, salesman for Rock Hill furniture and Radio Store. 1938-1946 - Gaston N. (Janet W.) Lineberger, a machinist with Rock Hill Printing and Finishing. 1959 – Meyer (Pearl B.) Baker. sold general merchandise at 101 E. Main St. 1963-1975 – vacant.

The home, which is a modest one story residence that was constructed around 1915.

Aragon Mill

Lindsay Stuber — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:22:16 +0000

Rock Hill City Directories and History: The Aragon Mill was organized in 1906 by Alexander Long, who had moved to Rock Hill from Darlington, where he had managed a textile mill. Long served as President, and the directors were Ira B. Dunlap, J. M. Cherry, W. B. Wilson, Jr., and John Gary Anderson. Long had financial support from J. P. Stevens in financing the mill. Upon completion in 1907, the Aragon Mill was able to take advantage of the electric power available from the new dam on the Catawba River, now known as the Lake Wylie Dam. The mill initially had 281 looms and 10,000 spindles. It was located to the west of the Manchester Mill. A mill village was constructed. During World War I, the mill had work supplying the war effort, and expanded its operations. In 1924, the Aragon merged with Baldwin Mills to become known as Aragon Baldwin Mill.

By 1907, the Aragon Mill had 275 operatives and 325 residents in its village. Streets in the mill village included: Edgemont, Community, Curtis, Frayser, Kuykendall, Laurens, Long, Lucas, Piedmont, Poplar, and Tower. The Northside School was built in 1924 to serve the children of the Blue Buckle and Aragon Mill villages.

Sources:

The Herald, various issues.

Lynn Willoughby, The Good Town Does Well, Rock Hill, S. C., 1852-2002, published 2002 by the Rock Hill Sesquicentennial Committee.

Douglas Summers Brown, The City Without Cobwebs, A History of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1953.

The Herald reported on June 16, 1906 that the Aragon Mill had been organized.

Wymojo Yarn Mill

Lindsay Stuber — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:55:37 +0000

Rock Hill City Directories and History: One of the last textile operations begun in Rock Hill, the Wymojo Yarn Mill was opened in March 1909. It was located west of the industrial complex which housed, in turn the Rock Hill Buggy Company, Anderson Motor Car Company, and Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company (The Bleachery). The mill was built on the south side of the “Three C’s” Railroad across from the Winthrop campus. Like the Aragon Mill, it was able to use from the beginning electrical power from the new dam on the Catawba River. The unusual name for the mill was a combination of the last names of the investors, Dr. Gill Wylie, Webster Moore, and J. B. Johnson. Most of the initial investment for the mill came from local businessmen, but the founders also sought funds from northern investors for the equipment. Dr. Wylie, a native of Chester County, was a physician in New York City, but maintained an interest in the Carolinas and was a major force behind the development of hydroelectric power and the textile industry. Lake Wylie Dam is named for him. Webster Moore was superintendent of the Manchester Mill, so he had a strong capability in management of the mill. Mr. Johnson owned Rock Hill Drug Company and was a local civic leader. Other members of the early leadership included J. M. Cherry, L. C. Harrison, and N. A. Cocke.

Dr. D. B. Johnson, president of Winthrop, at first objected to the presence of a textile mill so close to the campus. However, after it was built, he showed his usual gift for educational forward-thinking, using the Wymojo Mill as an educational laboratory, sending students as mill outreach agents to establish programs for the villagers. This included the first kindergarten program in Rock Hill.

The Wymojo Mill included a village which originally consisted of 28 cottages and then grew to 42 houses. Most of the houses had four rooms each and they were lighted with electricity. The village was on the following streets: Lee, Adams, Stewart, Rose, with some houses facing West White Street. This is one of the most intact mill villages left in Rock Hill, and most of the houses remain.

In later years, the mill was purchased by Textiles, Inc, which owned a series of mills in North Carolina. It later housed Samarkand Rugs of New York, which manufactured cotton rugs at the site. The mill building has been demolished, and housing for Winthrop students occupies a part of the site.

Sources:

The Herald, various issues.

Lynn Willoughby, The Good Town Does Well, Rock Hill, S. C., 1852-2002, published 2002 by the Rock Hill Sesquicentennial Committee.

Douglas Summers Brown, The City Without Cobwebs, A History of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1953.

737 East White Street

Wade — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:11:38 +0000

Part of the Highland Mill, the Cotton Oil Mill office was constructed in 1902.

330 Walnut St

Wade — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:39:50 +0000

Rock Hill City Directory and History: 1917- John G and Bessie Kee, salesman at the Mutual Dry Goods Co. 1920- J Sidney and Addie Dunlap, truck driver. 1922- J Robert and Luella Hope, employed by the Southern Railway. 1925- Frank M and Nannie Amick, carpentry forman at the Southern Railway and T Edward and Elise Jackson, truck driver. 1936- Finnley C and Mildred Sullivan, employed at Jac Feinburg Hosiery Mills and Russell S and Lois Sullivan, employed by Rock Hill Printing and Finishing. 1938-1946- Clyde and Allie M Sullivan, employed at Rock Hill Printing and Finishing. 1959-1975- Mrs. Myrtle H Riddle.

338 Walnut St

Wade — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:36:20 +0000

Rock Hill City Directory and History: 1917-1922- John K and Ida Scoggins, secretary W G Reid and Son, Fern Scoggins, student, and Myrtle Scoggins, stenographer at City Motor Co. 1925- John K and Ida Scoggins, secretary W G Reid and Son and John K Scoggins, Jr., student. 1933-John K and Ida Scoggins, bookkeeper at Coca-cola Bottling Co and John K Scoggins, Jr., clerk at the Andrew Jackson Hotel. 1936-1946- John K and Ida S Scoggins, bookkeeper at Coca-cola Bottling Co. 1959- James O Sutton. 1963- Elijah J Jr. and Mary Robinson, textile worker at Highland Park Manufacturing. 1975 Elizabeth S Horne.

213 Spruce St

Wade — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:43:15 +0000

Rock Hill City Directory and History: 1925-1963- Athol and Beauford Strait, salesman Gifford’s. 1975- Mrs. Connie Bolin, clerk at Wilkenson Oil.

The home was a one story wood home built around 1925. It was a Craftsman bungalow with a gable roof and exposed rafters.

413 S. Spruce St

Wade — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:14:02 +0000

Rock Hill City Directory and History: 1920-1925- William W and Lottie Collins, employed by the S A L Railway. 1933-1938- F Marion and Iva Brunson, carpenter. 1946- Carl F and Peggy W Parrish, employee of Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co. 1959- Frank Simpson. 1963- Virgil L and Ann Ayers, clerk with the State Highway Department. 1975- William F and Ruby E Puckett, textile worker at Springs Mills.

231 Pond St

Wade — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:54:11 +0000

Rock Hill City Directory and History: 1913 – Joseph T. and Josie Massey, Jones and Massey*. 1917 – 1922 Joseph and Josabelle Massey, Jones and Massey and a barber at the People’s Barber Shop. 1925 – Josie Massey, boarding house. 1936- Mary Barber. 1938 – Thomas and Mary Barber, Rock Hill Telephone Co. 1946-vacant. 1959- Mrs. Cora B Gaffney, teacher at Edgewood School. 1963 – Theo and Mattie W McDonald, janitor at the Rock Hill School District. 1975 – James and Mary Gill, Rock Hill Printing and Finishing.

*Jones and Massey was a barbershop located at 107 West Black Street. The People’s Barber Shop was located in the basement of the Peoples National Bank Building.

This two story wood dwelling was built in the early 1900′s.