French's Mill

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French's Mill
French's Mill Augusta WV 2015 05 10 11.JPG
French's Mill, photographed in May 2015
French's Mill is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
French's Mill
French's Mill
LocationAugusta-Ford Hill Rd.
Augusta, West Virginia, USA
Coordinates39°17′38″N 78°38′12″W / 39.29389°N 78.63667°W / 39.29389; -78.63667Coordinates: 39°17′38″N 78°38′12″W / 39.29389°N 78.63667°W / 39.29389; -78.63667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1911
NRHP reference No.14001056[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 2014

French's Mill is a historic grist mill at the junction of Augusta-Ford Hill and Fairground Roads in Augusta, West Virginia. Its main building is a three-story wood-frame building with a metal roof, asphalt siding, and a concrete foundation. It was built in 1911 on the site of a c. 1890s grist mill that was destroyed by fire. The mill, which was originally water-powered, was converted to operate by electric power in 1949, and ceased operations in 2000. It was also updated in the mid-20th century to accommodated different types of grain, illustrating the evolutionary change of these industrial facilities.[2]

The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for French's Mill" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved 2015-02-23.

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