Beaver Mill (Craigsville, West Virginia)

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Beaver Mill
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LocationWest Webster Rd., near Craigsville, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°19′44″N80°39′55″W / 38.32889°N 80.66528°W / 38.32889; -80.66528 Coordinates: 38°19′44″N80°39′55″W / 38.32889°N 80.66528°W / 38.32889; -80.66528
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1852
NRHP reference No. 01000776 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 2001

Beaver Mill is a historic grist mill located near Craigsville, Nicholas County, West Virginia. It was built in 1852, and is a two-story, clapboard-sided, timber-frame structure with an end gable roof. It sits on a stone pier foundation, and measures 25 feet wide and 30 feet, one inch deep. The mill ceased operation in 1932. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michael Gioulis (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Beaver Mill" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.