Graham's Forge Mill
Grahams Forge Mill
Graham's Forge Mill | |
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| Location | SR 639, |
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| Coordinates | 36°56′32″N 80°53′10″W / 36.94222°N 80.88611°WCoordinates: 36°56′32″N 80°53′10″W / 36.94222°N 80.88611°W |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000481[1] |
| VLR No. | 098-0052 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 26, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | March 16, 2005[2] |
Graham's Forge Mill is a historic grist mill located in the community of , Wythe County, Virginia. The mill was built about 1890, and is a five-story, rectangular, wood-frame building on a limestone foundation. Atop the cross-gable standing seam metal roof is a cupola with a finial, decorative cresting on the ridges, and a late-Victorian-styled lightning rod. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse with oven / kettle used for hog scalding, corn crib, grain storage facility, oven / kettle remains, and mill dam.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Michael J. Pulice and Kimberly Bowen (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Graham's Forge Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
Categories:
- Grinding mills in Virginia
- Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Victorian architecture in Virginia
- Industrial buildings completed in 1890
- Buildings and structures in Wythe County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Wythe County, Virginia
- Blue Ridge Highlands, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs