Graham's Forge Mill
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| Location | SR 639, Grahams Forge, Virginia |
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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 # | 05000481[1] |
| VLR # | 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 Grahams Forge, 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
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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
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