Greer Mill

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Greer Mill
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Location Western side of Route 10, 10 miles (16 km) north of Alton, near Alton, Missouri
Coordinates 36°47′11″N91°20′33″W / 36.78639°N 91.34250°W / 36.78639; -91.34250 Coordinates: 36°47′11″N91°20′33″W / 36.78639°N 91.34250°W / 36.78639; -91.34250
Area less than one acre
Built 1899 (1899)
Built by Greer, Samuel; Mainprize, George
Architectural style Late 19th Century Mill
NRHP reference # 05001551 [1]
Added to NRHP January 26, 2006

Greer Mill, also known as Greer Roller Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Alton, Oregon County, Missouri. It was built in 1899, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular, frame mill building on a sandstone foundation. It has a side gable roof topped by a cupola. The mill operated until 1920. Conservationist Leo Drey purchased the property in 1987, and later sold it to the Forest Service for incorporation into the Eleven Point District of the Mark Twain National Forest. [2] :5, 12

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Kim Leazenby, Pamela Watson, & Bonnie Stepenoff (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greer Mill" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 4 photographs from 2004)