Stark Mill and Mill Village Historic District
Why it's listed
Mill buildings and about 400 company houses make up this district of roughly 195 acres north of downtown Hogansville, Georgia. A group of local businessmen formed the Hogansville Manufacturing Company in 1897 and began building a mill and village. In 1923 New England Southern Mills added the reinforced-concrete Stark Mill, designed by the engineering firm Lockwood, Greene and Company. The complex includes brick cotton warehouses, a power house, a water tower and a rail line. The village follows a grid plan and contains pyramidal cottages, saddlebag houses and front-gable houses, along with a Craftsman-style community building, stores, churches and a baseball field. The mill is cited as an example of the move toward fire-resistant concrete construction. During World War II, under U.S. Rubber, the plant produced rubber goods and asbestos insulation for Navy ships. The district was listed for its industry, architecture, and community planning, and it has changed little since a 1944 survey except for the loss of Reid Mill.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that the Stark Mill shows the shift from load-bearing masonry to fire-resistant concrete-frame mill construction in the 1920s. The village retains typical Georgia mill house types and a company-planned grid layout. The mill also supported the textile and rubber industries, including asbestos pipe insulation made for the Navy during World War II.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 00000754, listed July 5, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Lincoln, Askew, Church, Keith, and Brazil Sts, Whaley Ave. and the Hogansville city limits, Hogansville |
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| County | Troup County |
| Listed | July 5, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00000754 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1897-1950 |
| Architect / builder | Lockwood, Greene and Company (engineering firm) |
| Architectural style | Craftsman; Colonial Revival; pyramidal cottage; saddlebag house; front-gable bungalow |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Industry, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Stark Mill is currently operated by Westech; most village residents no longer work at the mill; the Reid Mill was demolished, leaving only its water tower and power house; the district retains a high level of integrity. |
| Acreage | 195 |
| Coordinates | 33.17897, -84.90736 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 00000754.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141810239
- This listing as JSON
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