Monaghan Mill
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Monaghan Mill
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Monaghan Mill, 2012
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| Location | 201 Smythe Street, Greenville, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°52′0″N 82°25′27″W / 34.86667°N 82.42417°WCoordinates: 34°52′0″N 82°25′27″W / 34.86667°N 82.42417°W |
| Area | 16.8 acres |
| Built | 1900-02 |
| Architect | Lockwood, Greene & Co. |
| NRHP reference # | 05001159 |
| Added to NRHP | October 4, 2005 |
Monaghan Mill is a former textile mill (1900-2001) in Greenville, South Carolina, that in the early 21st century was converted into loft apartments. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Monaghan Mill was founded by Lewis Wardlaw Parker (1865-1916) and his cousin, Thomas Fleming Parker (1860-1926). Lewis Parker was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, and graduated from the College of South Carolina in 1885, and from its law school two years later. After teaching in Columbia, he practiced law in Greenville and there became president of the Bank of Greer. Thomas Fleming Parker was born in Charleston and attended the College of Charleston before moving to Greenville, where his father held shares in a group of cotton mills.
Because the Bank of Greer was the receiver for the Victor Manufacturing Company, in 1897, Lewis Parker reorganized it as well as the Whaley Mills of Columbia. In February 1900, Parker and his cousin Thomas organized Monaghan Mill and named it for County Monaghan, the birthplace of their grandfather Thomas Fleming. The Rhode Island firm of Lockwood, Greene & Co. built the mill, which opened in 1902 on 325 acres on the west side of Greenville near the Reedy River. The mill was capitalized at $450,000 and had 35,000 spindles.
Monaghan was successful from the beginning, producing “print cloths, fancy dress goods and shirtings,” and “shade cloth.” By 1907, Monaghan had increased its spindles to 60,000 and the capital in stock alone had increased to $700,000. The surge in textile manufacturing drew workers from other states and Europe to Greenville. For instance, Monaghan employed fifty Belgian immigrants, who lived at one of the mill’s boarding houses.
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