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United States historic place
Francis Grist Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Francis Grist Mill, October 2014
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LocationRoughly bounded by N Main St, Walnut St, and Beech St, Waynesville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°28′29″N 82°57′28″W / 35.47472°N 82.95778°W / 35.47472; -82.95778
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
Built byFrancis, William
NRHP reference No.13000228
Added to NRHPMay 1, 2013

Francis Grist Mill is a historic grist mill located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. It was built in 1887, and is a 1 1/2-story, heavy timber frame mill building sheathed in board-and-batten siding. It has an overshot water wheel and (restored) wheel mechanisms, gears and pulleys underneath the main floor. From 2004 to 2008, the mill underwent a successful restoration in order to get the mill functioning again.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". NRHP Featured Property. National Park Service. 2013-02-27.
  2. Patrick Willis and Clay Griffith (September 2012). "Francis Grist Mill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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