Reed Creek Mill

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Reed Creek Mill
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Location1565 S. Church St., Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°56′9″N81°4′28″W / 36.93583°N 81.07444°W / 36.93583; -81.07444
Area4.8 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 16000802 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2016

Reed Creek Mill is a historic grist mill at 1565 South Church Street in Wytheville, Virginia. The property includes a c. 1902 wood-frame mill building, a mill dam and raceway, and a c. 1950 storage building. The site has seen industrial use as a mill since 1858; its first mill was torn down late in the 19th century. The present mill building served the local agricultural community until 2004, and has since undergone restoration. [2]

The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [1]

The mill is privately owned and not open to the public.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Reed Creek Mill" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-04.