Welcome
The Mill at Prattville
A Landmark You Can Call Home!
Located atop Prattville's most famous vantage point is the area's newest offering in modern living -- The Mill. With sweeping views of the city's historic downtown, Autauga Creek, and the picturesque millpond dam, this revitalized historic landmark is the city's first contemporary loft apartment lifestyle.
The 127 units of modern, urban living include approximately 60 unique floor plans consisting of 1-Bedroom, 2-Bedroom, and 3-Bedroom apartments. These are housed within the former Daniel Pratt cotton gin complex (1848), consisting of five historic masonry structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Many of the original building architectural components have been incorporated into the loft designs including exposed brick walls, wooden support beams, and oversized windows that maximize the one-of-a-kind views and natural light.
Modern amenities integrate seamlessly into the historic setting and include a fitness center, clubhouse, and beautifully landscaped & manicured green spaces/pavilions.
Convenient to Maxwell AFB and downtown Montgomery, The Mill offers a unique urban lifestyle typically reserved for major metropolitan areas -- but now available in charming downtown Prattville. Be a part of this unique opportunity!
Amenities
Reimagined
- Historic Building
- Fitness Center
- Clubhouse
- Picnic Area
- Covered Parking
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- W/D Hookup
- High Ceilings
The District
Construction is Complete!
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Envolve appreciates all our valued partners on this project:
Alex Whaley, Whaley Construction
Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority
City of Prattville
ServisFirst Bank
River Bank & Trust
The History
The original Daniel Pratt Gin Company/ Continental Gin Company buildings are nationally recognized and regarded as some of the most historically significant industrial buildings in the country, not only because of their past, but also for the impact Daniel Pratt had on bringing industry to the South. It is thought that Daniel Pratt introduced the Industrial Revolution to the South.
Daniel Pratt came to Alabama in 1833 to build and sell cotton gins. In reality, he became one of the most influential persons in southern history, changing the economic landscape from a purely agriculture economy to an industrial one. This man was ahead of his time in his vision for the South to be self-reliant and financially independent. Because of his multiple industries in Prattville, in the 1850s Prattville was noted as the most industrialized town of its size by the Debows Review, a national business journal, and that was comparing it to the industrial northeast!
Pratt is also known for being the lead developer of the coal and iron industries in the Birmingham area. His son-in-law, Henry Fairchild DeBardelaben continued Pratt's vision in the Birmingham area, following Pratt's death. You might say that Pratt was Alabama's first economic developer as he recruited industries for the state including railroads and banking.
In 1899, the Daniel Pratt Gin Company, the largest cotton gin company in the world, merged with five other gin companies to form Continental Gin Company (CGC). Manufacturing plants were located in Prattville; Birmingham, AL; Dallas, Tx; Atlanta, Ga; and Bridgewater, MA; and later Memphis, TN. Continental Gin Company continued the strong tradition of producing the world's finest cotton gins, shipping them around the world. Throughout its history, the company purchased merged, or absorbed over 25 other cotton-related companies. This world-renowned company was in business until 2012.
The remaining plant in Prattville is composed of five historic brick buildings, each featuring the premier building styles of the time at its construction. Daniel Pratt built the 1848-1852 and the 1854 industrial buildings which featured mortise & tenon construction. A portion of the belt-driven power system with its belts, drums & pulleys is still found in the buildings. These buildings feature a totally open free-span third floor, an unusual finding in industrial buildings at that time. The 1898 building designed by Frank Lockwood, a noted architect, features the iconic Daniel Pratt Gin Co brick arch. A brick warehouse was added around 1899. The newly formed CGC added the four-story building in 1912 and later added the shipping & loading dock building in 1957. These are the historic brick buildings being repurposed. Over the years additional metal structures were added to the original brick historic structures.