In December 1913 a group of local farmers organized the Burton Farmers Gin Association, and this two-story corrugated metal-clad gin building was constructed in 1914. The gin's machinery was steam-powered until 1925, when an oil engine was installed. It was the only cotton gin in town after 1948 and continued operations through 1974. The Burton Farmers Gin is one of the few remaining complete gin and mill complexes in the United States.