Hadley House and Grist Mill

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Hadley House and Grist Mill
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LocationNorthwest of Pittsboro on SR 2165, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°42′32″N79°18′02″W / 35.70889°N 79.30056°W / 35.70889; -79.30056 Coordinates: 35°42′32″N79°18′02″W / 35.70889°N 79.30056°W / 35.70889; -79.30056
Area46.2 acres (18.7 ha)
Builtc. 1858 (1858), 1885
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 80002807 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1980

Hadley House and Grist Mill is a historic home and grist mill located near Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1858, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a one-story rear ell and one-bay front porch, and sits on a stone foundation. The mill dates to 1885, and is a three-story frame structure on a stone foundation. It has an exterior iron mill wheel measuring 16 feet in diameter. The mill continued in operation until the 1930s. Also on the property are the contributing two-story frame smokehouse, foundation stones for the original detached kitchen and quarters, and archaeological remains. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. Eliza Robertson (May 1980). "Hadley House and Grist Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.