White's Mill (Abingdon, Virginia)

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White's Mill
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LocationNW of Abingdon on White Mill Rd., near Abingdon, Virginia
Coordinates 36°46′4″N81°59′18″W / 36.76778°N 81.98833°W / 36.76778; -81.98833 Coordinates: 36°46′4″N81°59′18″W / 36.76778°N 81.98833°W / 36.76778; -81.98833
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
NRHP reference No. 74002149 [1]
VLR No.095-0027
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1974
Designated VLRApril 16, 1974 [2]

White's Mill is a historic grist mill located near Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. It dates to the mid-19th century, and is a frame two-story structure resting on a down slope basement with a full attic sheltered by a gable roof. It has a Fitz waterwheel and great gear wheel, buhr runs, roller mills, elevators and bolting machinery. Associated with the mill are the contributing earthen race which feeds directly into the wooden race and onto the wheel and an early coursed rubble limestone dam. [3] The mill remains in working condition.

It was listed on 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. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: White's Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo