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Drayton Mills
Lofts · Est. 1902
Est. 1902 · National Register of Historic Places

A 1902 textile mill, reborn

Drayton Mills is South Carolina's largest historic restoration project — a working textile mill for a century, now 289 luxury lofts, a thriving marketplace, and a Governor's Honor Award winner for historic preservation.

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The Mill Years

Built on thread

When Drayton Mills opened in 1902, it joined the textile boom that made Spartanburg County one of the South's great mill regions. For generations, the mill's floors carried spinners and weavers; its oversized windows — designed to light the work floor before electricity was dependable — are the same ones that flood today's lofts with sun.

The mill village that grew around it, Drayton, gave the surrounding community its name and its character. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Est. 1902 Aerial view of the restored Drayton Mills campus at night in Spartanburg SC
The Restoration

The largest historic restoration in South Carolina

Rather than gut the mill, the restoration preserved what a century had made irreplaceable: original maple flooring, heart-pine timber, exposed brick, and 17-foot ceilings. The result is 289 residences and 68 floor plans — each shaped by the building instead of a blueprint template — alongside the Drayton Mills Marketplace, which returned commerce and community to the campus.

The work earned one of the state's highest preservation honors, presented by Gov. Henry McMaster with the S.C. Department of Archives and History and Preservation South Carolina, and national recognition from Novogradac for major community impact. The building is also ENERGY STAR® certified — proof that a 120-year-old mill can outperform buildings a fraction of its age.

Governor's Honor Award2018 — one of the state's highest historic preservation honors
Novogradac Community Impact2018 Non-Residential Major Community Impact Winner
Best Apartment ComplexHerald-Journal Best of the Best — 2017, 2018 & 2019
ENERGY STAR® CertifiedTop 25% energy performance nationwide

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