Bush Mill

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Bush Mill
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View from southwest; water wheel is slightly visible behind the building to the right
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Location1162 Bush Mill Rd., near Nickelsville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°45′21″N82°19′14.5″W / 36.75583°N 82.320694°W / 36.75583; -82.320694
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1896 (1896)
Built byValentine Bush
NRHP reference No. 08000831 [1]
VLR No.083-5151
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 2008
Designated VLRJune 19, 2008 [2]

Bush Mill, also known as Bond Roller Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, and is a three-story, log and timber frame building on a limestone foundation. It has a front gable roof sheathed in metal. It measures 39 feet, 9 inches by 30 feet, 4 inches. The mill has a 24-foot (diameter) and 4 feet wide overshot steel waterwheel added in the 1920s, which is intact and remains functional. The building is maintained by the Nickelsville Ruritan Club. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [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. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Michael J. Pulice and James (Jay) H. Dixon (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bush Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.