Graham's Forge Mill

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.[3]

Grahams Forge Mill
Graham's Forge Mill
Graham's Forge Mill is located in Virginia
Graham's Forge Mill
Graham's Forge Mill is located in the United States
Graham's Forge Mill
LocationSR 639, Grahams Forge, Virginia
Coordinates36°56′32″N 80°53′10″W
Area3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.05000481[1]
VLR No.098-0052
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2005
Designated VLRMarch 16, 2005[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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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