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Grahams Forge Mill
United States historic place
Graham's Forge Mill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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LocationSR 639, Grahams Forge, Virginia
Coordinates36°56′32″N 80°53′10″W / 36.94222°N 80.88611°W / 36.94222; -80.88611
Area3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.05000481
VLR No.098-0052
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2005
Designated VLRMarch 16, 2005

Graham's Forge Mill is a historic grist mill located in the community of Grahams Forge, Wythe County, Virginia. The mill was built about 1890, and is a five-story, rectangular, wood-frame building on a limestone foundation. Atop the cross-gable standing seam metal roof is a cupola with a finial, decorative cresting on the ridges, and a late-Victorian-styled lightning rod. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse with oven / kettle used for hog scalding, corn crib, grain storage facility, oven / kettle remains, and mill dam.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

  1. ^ "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. Michael J. Pulice and Kimberly Bowen (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Graham's Forge Mill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
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