Ellerbe's Mill

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Ellerbe's Mill
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LocationAbout 3 miles south of Rembert off U.S. Route 521 on Rafting Creek, near Rembert, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°04′10″N80°31′50″W / 34.06944°N 80.53056°W / 34.06944; -80.53056 Coordinates: 34°04′10″N80°31′50″W / 34.06944°N 80.53056°W / 34.06944; -80.53056
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830)
NRHP reference No. 74001880 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1974

Ellerbe's Mill, also known as Millvale, is a historic grist mill complex located near Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina. The mill was built about 1830, and is a 2 1/2-story pine clapboard building mounted on wooden pilings situated on a 90-acre millpond. Also located on the property is the associated store (1910); the two-story, frame Victorian style main house (c. 1890); several tenant houses; and a dovecote. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. Nenie Dixon and Ruth Rhyne (August 1974). "Ellerbe's Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Ellerbe's Mill, Sumter County (U.S. Hwy. 521 on Rafting Creek, Rembert vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.